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Showing 48014810 of 21310 articles for Art. Cass. com. 25 March 2003

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-120

…egory of investors whose characteristics are defined in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers in accordance with the fifth paragraph of Article L. 214-73 may, in accordance wi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article D214-232-2

…money-market UCITS or FIAs, under the conditions set by the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers ; 2° The temporary holding of debt securities, in particular in execution of repu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration on the list of statutory auditors

Article R822-4

…at least two-thirds of the training period provided for in Article 67 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012 relating to the practice of public accounting must have been completed either with a pers…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

…Section 4 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of this Part, as amended by Decree no. 2022-419 of 23 March 2022, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation prior to disciplinary action

Article R4443-11

…pplicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version set out in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations set out in II. II.- For application in New Caledonia and Fren…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 C

…irectly by the contributor or his spouse, their ascendants and descendants must not together exceed 25% of these profits at any time during the five years following the completion of the contribution;…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: The orientation hearing

Article R322-15

…ed, verifies that the conditions of articles…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions at the buyer's discretion

Article L2141-7-1

…purchaser may exclude from the procedure for the award of a contract persons subject to Article L. 225-102-4 of the French Commercial Code who do not comply with the obligation to draw up a due dilige…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article L2392-5

A pooled solution, made available by the State and known as the "public invoicing portal", enables invoices to be submitted, received and transmitted electronically. The following shall use the public…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Contracts awarded without advertising or competitive tendering on account of their value or subject-matter

Article R2122-5

The purchaser may award a contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering for the purchase of supplies or services on particularly advantageous terms either from an economic operator who i…

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