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Showing 44914500 of 23863 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 February 1960 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 July 2000

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article R742-7

…he decreeR. 213-15n° 2007-431 of 25 March 2007R. 213-16n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 213-16-1n° 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article R743-7

…he decreeR. 213-15n° 2007-431 of 25 March 2007R. 213-16n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 213-16-1n° 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article R744-7

…he decreeR. 213-15n° 2007-431 of 25 March 2007R. 213-16n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 213-16-1n° 2017-1165 of 12 July 2017

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

…f and communal map; 2° Economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17 ; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft, t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Penalties.

Article D332-13

…ion forest, outside the roads and areas provided for this purpose, are set out in 2° of article R. 412-17 of the French Forestry Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-21

…s referred to in article L. 6332-2 is not concluded, the expenditure referred to in article R. 6332-17 may not exceed the minimum amount referred to in the third paragraph of I of article D. 6332-18.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation with a public offer other than one of those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

Article L225-8-1

…markets in financial instruments amending Council Directives 85/611/EEC and 93/6/EEC and Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directive 93/22/EC, i…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…he Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Tourism in application ofarticle 79 of law no. 2001-1276 on the amending finance law for 2001, including the possible allocation of financial assistance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-137

…ision of a building company or the sale of dwellings belonging to the same property complex (number 124 in table 5) gives rise to the levying of a fee proportional to the total of the secured claims,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-114

…ts or amicable allocation:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 4.837% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.995% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.330% Over €60,000 0.998%2° A proportional fee, according to…

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