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Showing 27912800 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

…interruption, including previous renewals of the statutory auditor. Content and form of the report 18. The reports drawn up by the statutory auditor shall mention the information provided for in arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…ly designated and specially empowered by the National Bar Council pursuant to Article 156 of Decree No. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991 organising the legal profession; 8° Inspecting notaries appointed un…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…directors whose number and method of appointment are provided for in Articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of this code, directors representing employees.A company whose principal activity is to acquire a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-14

…th and safety of pregnant women and unborn children or nursing mothers and workers under the age of 18; 12° The interaction with other risks of physical, chemical, biological or organisational origin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article L214-190-1

…tered office in another Member State of the European Union, authorised in accordance with Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011 and authorised by its compet…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R594-3

…fingerprints taken pursuant to Article R. 521-7 cannot be used," are deleted; 7° In Article R. 521-18, the reference to Article R. 521-7 is deleted; 8° In Articles R. 531-5, R. 531-19 and R. 531-21,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-28

…ht-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2, with the exception of c), n) and o) of its 2°.Ordinance no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-22

…ht-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 531-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 531-2 with the exception of c), n) and o) of its 2°.Ordinance no. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…nt.Practitioners appointed under 5° of article R. 6152-7 who, before the entry into force of decree no. 2020-1182 of 28 September 2020 relating to the modification of the salary scale for full-time ho…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-4

…ties or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747…

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