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Showing 24412450 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article R551-3

…e of residence or registered office of the manager, after obtaining the opinion of the Autorité des marchés financiers. This court has jurisdiction to relieve the statutory auditors of their duties in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Central purchasing bodies

Article L2113-3

…supply or service contracts;2° Advice on the choice, organisation and conduct of award procedures;3° Preparation and management of award procedures in the name of and on behalf of the purchaser conc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R114-3

…et de l'image animée is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting. However, notwithstanding article 178 of th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-30

…d may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 31 March 2021 in relation to the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 31 March of the yea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Professional secrecy

Article L511-33

…proceedings, or the committees of enquiry set up pursuant to Article 6 of Ordinance No. 58-1100 of 17 November 1958 on the functioning of parliamentary assemblies.Credit institutions and finance comp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for script rewriting

Article 411-32

Screenplay rewriting grants are awarded in the cases provided for in 2° and 3° of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-37

For the purposes of assessing the limits set out in Article R. 214-36 : 1° When the securities held by the fund are not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Xa: Health charges on fishery and aquaculture products

Article 302 bis WA

…a fisherman, to the retailer or consumer, of a quantity not exceeding that provided for in Article 3 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3703/85 of 23 December 1985 laying down detailed implementing ru…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-30

The Chairman of the Board of Directors is responsible for the administration of the fire and rescue service. In this capacity, he prepares and executes the deliberations of the Board of Directors. He…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-3

…re" within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market infrastructures based on distributed ledger technology and…

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