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Showing 10211030 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other provisions

Article L632-15

…formation to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, outside the framework of the agreements referred to in Articles L. 632-7 and L. 632-13, transmi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1147

…creating a central civil status department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. However, this entry may only be made in the margin of the birth certificate of a French national after transcription int…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R764-11

…ticle R. 440-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des march…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R762-11

…ded for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des march…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Exception for people with disabilities

Article R122-15

…of rights holders.The members of the commission perform their duties free of charge. However, they may be reimbursed for their travel and subsistence expenses under the conditions laid down in the re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-15

…be made in writing. However, except in the case of the persons referred to in Article L. 561-17, it may be collected verbally by the department referred to in Article L. 561-23, under conditions enabl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586 quinquies

…d in accordance with 2, 3 and 4 of I is, for the application of the first paragraph of I of article 1586 ter and for the application of article 1586 quater, corrected to correspond to a full year.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1586 ter

…t an activity under the conditions set out in articles 1447 et 1447 bis and whose turnover exceeds €152,500 are subject to the business value added contribution.II. - 1. The business value added contr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-15

Subject to providing proof in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in 1° of Article L. 233-17 are exempt from the obligation to draw up consolidated accounts and a r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-15

1° A bathing water is characterised by an area where the water is of uniform quality. 2° The bathing season defined for each bathing water is the period during which the presence of a large number of…

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