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Showing 26912700 of 20181 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 June 2003

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-41

…ithout prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-1

…Article 4(1) 47 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the management standards determined by an order of the Minister for the Economy and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L253-1

…for any person or entity to make an offer to the public, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, of the membership rights of an economic interest grouping or a European eco…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: International trade marks and European Union trade marks

Article R717-1

…ed to France in accordance with the Madrid Agreement of 14 April 1891 and the Madrid Protocol of 27 June 1989, within the limits of and subject to the provisions of this chapter..

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties common to home loans and consumer credit

Article R354-4

…ICABLES DANS LE LE RÉDACTIONURS R. 341-24 to R. 341-27 Resulting from the decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-6

…Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 which have authorised or supervise the parent undertaking.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Caisses de crédit agricole mutuel.

Article R512-7

…aisse de crédit agricole mutuel is filed with the clerk of the judicial court.Each year, before 1st June, a director or the manager of the caisse shall file, in duplicate, at the clerk's office of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Central level.

Article L8121-1

…uly 1947 on labour inspection and Convention No. 129 of the International Labour Organisation of 25 June 1969 on labour inspection shall ensure that the rights, guarantees and obligations of the labou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1426-2

…g from the provision of infrastructures mentioned in Article R. 1426-1 shall communicate, before 30 June each year, to the Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes the amo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA

…the equipment referred to in a of 2° acquired or manufactured between 1 January 2001 and 1 January 2003.

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