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Showing 76917700 of 22424 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Dec. 2003 – no. 01-11.923

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Specific powers of the Paris Judicial Court and the Financial Public Prosecutor

Article 705

…cution, investigation and trial of the following offences: 1° Offences provided for in articles 432-10 to 432-15,433-1 and 433-2,434-9,434-9-1,445-1 to 445-2-1 of the Criminal Code, in cases which are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-3

…and column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511-10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…ent work" qualification sheet drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article 13 II of decree no. 2021-1926 of 30 December 2021 relating to the contribution to the production of cinematographic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-2

…icles L. 420-1 to L. 420-2-2 and L. 420-5 or contrary to the measures taken pursuant to Article L. 410-3.It may impose a financial penalty when an undertaking or association of undertakings has commit…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-5-4

…e do not apply to the transfer of the reprographic reproduction right referred to in article L. 122-10.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-4

…body mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 432-2, articles L. 225-38, L. 225-86 and L. 227-10 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to agreements entered into with this body.The body ref…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to carry out doorstep selling

Article L341-3

…nvestment firms and insurance companies as defined in article L. 531-4 of this Code and article L. 310-1 of the Insurance Code respectively, supplementary occupational pension funds as mentioned inart…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-21

…s a significant credit institution within the meaning of Article 6(4) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013 ;3b. The expression: "participating Member State" means a State partici…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 768

…ensation from sentencing or a postponement of sentencing unless mention of the decision in bulletin no. 1 has been expressly excluded pursuant to article 132-59 du code pénal;2° Condemnations contradi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-9

…re they can prove that: a) They have obtained the level of competence referred to in article R. 519-10 and at least one year's professional experience in banking or payment services in one of the cate…

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