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Showing 30213030 of 21641 articles for Art. Cass. com. 11 June 2013

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L775-14

…2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 519-3-4 Order no. 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 519-4 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 519-4-1 Order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 519-4-2 Order no. 2021-17…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-1

…t out in articles 1 to 4 of decree no. 2014-90 of 31 January 2014 implementing article 2 of law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on transparency in public life. A member may give a proxy to another mem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-6

…d, solely by virtue of this appointment, to have an interest, within the meaning of Article L. 2131-11 of this Code, article 432-12 of the Penal Code or I of article 2 of law no. 2013-907 of 11 Octobe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-4

…of its decisions granting a derogation in the cases provided for in Article 20 of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for health protection against…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-8

…y put an end to any conflict of interest, within the meaning of paragraph 1 of article 2 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life, which may arise in the performance o…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to declare goods in detail, customs representatives.

Article 86

…a customs representative may provide his services pursuant to Article 18 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 establishing the Union Customs…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

…es and within the limits provided for by Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5

In application of the 11° of Article 4 of Decree no. 2009-707 of 16 June 2009 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate General of Public Finances and notwithstanding the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Payment of tax

Article 1681 F

…n of a small business within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…10-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-4 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 131-5 to L. 131-34 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-35 law no. 2005-84…

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