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Showing 41914200 of 19301 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Jan. 2011 – no. 09-72.510

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-16

…mn of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 522-1 and L. 522-2 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-3 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 522-4 Order no. 2013-54…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Voting and electoral operations.

Article R723-6

Applications for the office of judge of a commercial court are declared to the prefect. No person may be a candidate for several commercial courts at the same time. Declarations of candidacy are admis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special declaration system

Article 102 ter

…business assets are included in a fiduciary estate pursuant to a trust operation defined in article 2011 of the Civil Code;d Taxpayers who carry out an occult activity within the meaning of the second…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7a: Joint investigation teams

Article 67 ter A

…other States party to any convention containing stipulations similar to those of the convention of 18 December 1997 on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-10 (art. A322-13)

…numbers:Maximum instantaneous visitor numbers chosen by the project owner with reference to decree no. 81-324 of 7 April 1981, article 8Number of admissions for the year: Maximum daily winter visitor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-19

…ion-making processes, as well as in the allocation of its capital in accordance with Article R. 352-18. The internal model shall cover all material risks to which the insurance or reinsurance undertak…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Scope of application

Article 995

…ion de l'article L. 214-174 of the Monetary and Financial Code and Article 9, as amended, of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March 1989 implementing Articles 26 and 34 to 42 of Law No. 88-1201 of 23 December 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3664-1

…tions and social security contributions;6° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and central counterparties

Article L613-32-1

…nce of a class 1a credit institution or investment firm referred to in Articles L. 511-22 or L. 532-18-1 respectively be considered to be of significant importance. If no decision is taken within the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1521-1

…ocial security scheme are replaced by references to the social security scheme provided for byOrder no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health, sickness, maternity, i…

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