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Showing 35313540 of 19667 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24 novembre 2009 n° 08-21369

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R753-4

…312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 to R. 312-17n° 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-18, with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Registration

Article R822-2

…uties of statutory auditor; 2° Hold the diploma of higher accounting studies governed by the décret n° 81-537 du 12 mai 1981 relatif au diplôme d'études comptables supérieures ou du diplôme d'études s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…nical wind energy located on the territory of these municipalities as of the publication of the loi n° 2005-781 du 13 juillet 2005 de programme fixant les orientations de la politique énergétique, and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R79

…ntities applying for the approval or registration provided for by articles 31, 32 and 34 of the loi n° 83-610 du 8 juillet 1983, as well as persons who are the subject of disciplinary proceedings on t…

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

Article L773-42

…erences to branches of establishments mentioned in Articles L. 511-22, L. 511-23, L. 522-13, L. 526-24, L. 532-18-1, L. 532-20-1 and L. 532-21-3 do not apply; c) After 9° bis, a new 9° ter is inserted…

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

Article L774-42

…erences to branches of establishments mentioned in Articles L. 511-22, L. 511-23, L. 522-13, L. 526-24, L. 532-18-1, L. 532-20-1 and L. 532-21-3 do not apply; c) After 9° bis, a new 9° ter is inserted…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…4126-22Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-23Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-24Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-25 Decree no. 2008-484 of 22 May 2008 R. 4126-26Decre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…ing to which it belongs is authorised to provide. II.Articles L. 420-1 to L. 420-18, L. 421-10, L. 424-1 to L. 424-8, L. 425-1 to L. 425-8, L. 533-2, L. 533-9, L. 533-10, L. 533-10-1, L. 533-10-3 to L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 145

…2. It is treated as pre-trial detention within the meaning of article 149 of this Code and article 24 of the Criminal Code (article repealed, cf. article 716-4 du code de procédure pénale).

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Data controllers and data processors

Article R1111-26

…ata, defines their respective obligations. The public interest group referred to in Article L. 1111-24 shall contribute, where necessary, to operations to verify that the digital services and tools ma…

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