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Showing 55415550 of 23863 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 February 1960 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 July 2000

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK V RELATING TO SERVICE PROVIDERS

Article L771-1

…tuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII: Conditions of application in Overseas France of Book V relating to service providers

Article R771-1

…tuna Islands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VI

Article

…worksV-3.1. Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment grant(Articles 612-10 et seq.)Investment authorisation :1° Invoices and/or extracts from the General Ledger relating…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-11

In the case of a cooperative carrying out the activities provided for in 2° of Article L. 124-1, the reimbursement of the shares of a member who withdraws or is excluded shall be made, notwithstanding…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-15

…continue in office until their successors are installed, subject to the provisions of articles L. 2121-36, L. 2122-5, L. 2122-6, L. 2122-16 and L. 2122-17. However, in the event of a full renewal, th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of supporters' associations

Article D224-9

…t to the supporters' associations referred to in articles L. 224-3, L. 332-15, L. 332-16 and L. 332-17 may be granted to supporters' associations meeting the following conditions:1° They must have ado…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 754

…ence enforcement judge to issue a judicial restraint order under the conditions set out in Article 712-6. To this end, this magistrate may issue the warrants provided for in article 712-17. The decisi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-50-1

For the purposes of XII of Article L. 612-40 and subject to the second paragraph below, the Enforcement Committee's decisions are published for at least five years in the AMF's official register, whic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and appointment of a provisional administrator

Article D6323-19-2

…regional cross-industry joint committee no longer complies with the provisions of articles L. 6323-17-6, D. 6323-20-1, D. 6323-21, D. 6323-21-2 and D. 6323-21-4. II -When the regional prefect finds t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-5

…21-7 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "article 19 of order no. 2002-149 of 7 February 2002 relating to the extension and generalisation of family benefits and social protection…

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