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Showing 15911600 of 20081 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 avril 2000 n° 97-21569

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…ame table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from the decree R. 561-1 to R. 561-3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-38…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: French Development Agency

Article R773-5

…n of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 515-25n° 2017-582 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: French Development Agency

Article R774-5

…n of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 515-25n° 2017-582 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: French Development Agency

Article R775-4

…n of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 515-5 to R. 515-16n° 2017-582 of 20 April 2017R. 515-17No. 2019-742 of 16 July 2019R. 515-18 to R. 515-25n° 2017-582 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article L773-8

…ting from L. 512-85 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 512-86 and L. 512-86-1 law no. 2009-715 of 18 June 2009 L. 512-87 to L. 512-89 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 512-90 Order no. 2014…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article L774-8

…ting from L. 512-85 law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 L. 512-86 and L. 512-86-1 law no. 2009-715 of 18 June 2009 L. 512-87 to L. 512-89 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 512-90 Order no. 2014…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 163

Before sending the seals to the experts, the examining magistrate or the magistrate appointed by the court shall, if necessary, make an inventory of them in accordance with the conditions laid down in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

…ponsible and the additional time for which they are responsible pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the State c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-30

…e and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to the article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the State c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Compulsory sale of seized assets

Article A444-22

…to the collection of an additional session fee under the conditions provided for in article A. 444-18 : NUMBER OF THE SERVICE (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) NAME OF THE SERVICE PERFORMANCE PERIO…

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