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Showing 18911900 of 19381 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 19 Apr. 2005 – no. 02-18288

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Leasing

Article R753-9

…column of the same table: " Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-4No. 2021-1887 of 29 December 2021R. 313-5no. 2023-369 of 11 May 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-9

…es to prevent a traveller or an affected means of transport, within the meaning of Article 1 of the 2005 International Health Regulations, from leaving national territory. The provisions of the last p…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XVI: Controls on cash transported by bearer or forming part of a consignment without the intervention of a bearer to or from abroad.

Article 464

…ctober 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, to or from a Member State of the European Union, shall be declared to the customs authorities…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: National framework revitalisation agreement

Article D1233-48-1

…onal framework agreement for revitalisation provided for in article L. 1233-90-1 or article L. 1237-19-4 includes in particular: 1° The territory or territories for which the actions provided for in a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

…sions of article L. 133-1-1, the last two paragraphs of article L. 133-7, articles L. 133-8, L. 133-19, L. 133-20, L. 133-22, L. 133-23, L. 133-25, L. 133-25-1, L. 133-25-2 and the I and III of articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Clearing houses

Article R440-1

…opinion at least five business days before the expiry of the periods provided for in Articles 17 to 19, 31 and 54 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Decisions on placement under electronic surveillance, modification or withdrawal of the measure

Article R57-16

…and places of assignment as well as the obligations resulting from the provisions of article R. 622-19 of the Penitentiary Code and, where applicable, the measures provided for in articles 132-43 to 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers.

Article R2334-16

…fonction publique territoriale, who carries out the control operations defined in the 2° of article 19 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L752-21

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 353-1 and 2 law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 353-3 Act no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 353-4 law no. 2009-526 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Canvassing offences

Article L753-21

…lumn of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 353-1 and L. 353-2 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 353-3 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 353-4 law no. 2009-526 of…

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