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Showing 25612570 of 19710 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 September 2019

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-15

…de résolution" account held in the books of the Banque de France in accordance with Article L. 612-18 during the previous financial year, together with the opinion of the Audit Committee, are submitt…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and terms of allocation

Article 919-112

…ums entered in the foreign sales company's automatic promotion account and the sums invested during 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use.

Article L5138-1

…nufacture of veterinary medicinal products in accordance with Articles 93 and 95 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 on veterinary medicinal products.Any activity involving the manufacture,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article D763-12

…Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1097 of 20 August 2019II. - For the application of I, in Article D. 440-3:1° The words: "in acc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L526-30

I. - Electronic money institutions are required to comply with articles L. 522-14 to L. 522-18 when they provide payment services within the meaning of 1° of article L. 526-2. II. - Electronic money i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of residence permits

Article R431-1

…its for third-country nationals and its annex, as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No 380/2008 of 18 April 2008. It includes the information listed in A of II of the

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5143-4

…d indication considered within the framework provided for in Articles 112 to 115 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall be administered either by the veterinarian or, under the veterinari…

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

Article L124-5

…ir formation and operation as the said companies. The first paragraph of Article 9 of the law of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation shall apply to them. Unions of retailer cooperative soci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies

…tives to the European Parliament and in Article 9 of European Parliament Decision 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Prevention of conflicts of interest

Article L522-1

…f Articles L. 521-1, L. 521-2 and L. 521-3 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/2359 of 21 September 2017, the intermediary or insurance undertaking that carries out distribution activities f…

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