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Showing 56815690 of 21808 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Jan. 2017 – no. 15-23.547

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article L773-9

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 513-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-2 to L. 513-4 with the exception of 1 of I, L. 513-6 to L. 513-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article L774-9

…ght-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 513-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-2 to L. 513-4 with the exception of 1 of I, L. 513-6 to L. 513-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor guarantees

Article L322-6

Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 322-7 to L. 322-10, the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund manages the investor guarantee mechanism instituted by Article L. 322-5. Articles L. 312-5, L. 31…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Manual changers

Article L572-1

Any person, acting either on their own behalf or on behalf of a legal entity, who disregards one of the prohibitions set out in article L. 524-4 shall be liable to two years' imprisonment and a fine o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-106

Applicants must submit the application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 15 November 2021 at the latest.This form must be accompanied by all documen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-6

The provisions set out in articles L. 2121-10, L. 2121-11, L. 2121-12, L. 2121-17, in the first paragraph of article L. 2121-18, articles L. 2121-20 and L. 2121-21 apply to the convening, meetings and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database.

Article A38

The DNA segments covered by analyses for genetic identification are listed in the table below:DNA SEGMENT OR "LOCUS"according to international nomenclature LOCALISATION D3S1358 VWAD8S1179D21S11D18S51T…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to the mayor of the commune and to the mayor are replaced by the reference to the district chief; 2° With the exception…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…resulting from the decree R. 561-1 to R. 561-3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-5-2 to R. 561-9 n° 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 13: Access to payment accounts

Article L133-41

…rsuant to Article 98.1 of Directive (EU) 2015/2366 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015 on payment services in the internal market with the payment service provider(s) man…

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