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Showing 42614270 of 25376 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – JurisData 1997-003951

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-10

In accordance with the procedures specified by the decree provided for in article 706-25-14, the file manager directly notifies the Ministry of the Interior, which immediately forwards the information…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-78

…tion, where applicable adapted for sociétés en commandite par actions, mentioned in article L. 225-37-4 and articles L. 22-10-10 and L. 22-10-11. In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relations between credit institutions and their customers

Article L312-1-7

I. - There is no charge for closing any deposit or passbook account.II. - Credit institutions shall make documentation relating to banking mobility available to their customers, free of charge and unc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-76

I.-In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the remuneration of the executive director(s) and the remuneration of the members of the supervisory board are determined in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-7-1

…qual in 2004, for each department, to the amount due in respect of 2003 pursuant to article L. 3334-7-1 as it stood prior to the Finance Act for 2004 (no. 2003-1311 of 30 December 2003), increased by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Procedures and internal control

Article R561-38-7

…viders of participative financing services in respect of their activities mentioned in Article L. 547-4 , and 6° bis of Article L. 561-2 or belonging to an equivalent category under foreign law, shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-1

The Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris Institutional Medical Commission may delegate all or some of the following powers to the local Institutional Medical Commission of a group of hospitals or of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of simple adoption

Article 370-1-7

Simple adoption confers the adopter's name on the adopted person by adding it to the latter's name. However, if the adopted person is over thirteen years of age, he or she must consent to this additio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-62-1

…ng the witness to be identified or located is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-71-2

When the Registrar updates certain information concerning the registration of a société anonyme, a société en commandite par actions, a société à responsabilité limitée or a société par actions simpli…

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