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Showing 45314540 of 21808 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Jan. 2017 – no. 15-23.547

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article R621-40

I. - Pursuant to IV bis of Article L. 621-15, the chairman of the panel hearing the case shall preside over the meeting.II. - During the meeting, the rapporteur presents his report. The Director Gener…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5-3

In the absence of provisions to the contrary in the agreement, each partner is manager of the undivided property and may exercise the powers recognised by articles 1873-6 to 1873-8. For the administra…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26

The application for delegation must include: 1° A presentation of the national strategy to promote the principles of the Republican Commitment Contract referred to in article L. 131-15-2 ; 2° An offic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

The provisions of Articles L. 533-1, L. 533-6, L. 533-9, L. 533-11 to L. 533-20, the first paragraph of Article L. 533-23, 2° and 4° of Article L. 533-24, 1° and 2° of Article L. 533-24-1, Articles L.…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-40

The weighted duration of audiovisual works belonging to the genres of fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptation of live performances is equal to the product of the duration of the work and a coeff…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-24

The rights of information, access, rectification and limitation of data shall be exercised under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 A…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Customs officers responsible for certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-14

…the Investigating Chamber when the case is referred to it under the conditions set out in Article 225.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-13

…ing Magistrate's Chamber when the case is referred to it under the conditions laid down in Article 225.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT-MARTIN AND SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L772-1

I.-For application in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article L. 511-10, the second paragraph is replaced by the following provisions: "Authorisation to operate as a credit institution shall be granted by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the islands of Wallis and Futuna

Article D603

…le decrees) is applicable in the islands of Wallis and Futuna, in its wording resulting from decree no. 2023-829 of 29 August 2023, subject to the adaptations provided for in the present title.

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