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Showing 18211830 of 33394 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20 June 1995 · Cass. 3e civ. 7 April 2004 · Cass. com. 13 December 1994 · CA Paris 17 September 2013

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Energy, mining resources and industrial development.

Article L4433-17

…ons of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion exercise the powers defined in Articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code.The State services involved in exercising the powers transferred to the region…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of members of the dental assisting profession

Article D4393-17

…of professional practice of persons authorised to practise the profession of dental assistant shall carry out the registration provided for in article L. 4393-17 on the basis of the training certifica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Use of a third party to carry out certain due diligence procedures

Article R561-13

The third party referred to in Article L. 561-7 shall forward without delay to the persons referred to in 1° to 6° of Article L. 561-2 the information gathered in connection with the implementation of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conformity, safety and enhancement of products and services

Article L511-13

…1° Du Title IV of Book VI of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code and the texts adopted for its application; 2° Chapter VII of Title V of Book V of the Environmental Code when they concern products int…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 sexies

The Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation may, where circumstances justify, and subject to the provisions relating to value added tax, allow temporary admission accounts to be regularised:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-17

…ided for in the same article shall have permanent access to the file and to the place where it is located.The authority managing the file shall send him an annual activity report and, at his request,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Provisions specific to securitisation companies

Article L214-179

…e ordinary general meeting may be held without a quorum being required; the same applies, on second call, to the extraordinary general meeting;2° The same natural person may simultaneously hold five o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Taxable properties

Article 1381

…coolers, dry docks, works serving as a support for operating equipment; 2° Works of art and communication routes; 3° Boats used at a fixed point and fitted out for habitation, trade or industry, even…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R612-20-1

…uthorisation or registration, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution will also communicate the reasons for the withdrawal.III. - At least once a year, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-17

…ptitude, competence and experience for trading; and c) Have an appropriate organisation, where applicable; and d) have sufficient resources to meet their obligations, taking into account any financial…

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