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Showing 21112120 of 19080 articles for Art. Cass. com. 25 October 2011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5 - Multi-year impact study of operating expenditure linked to exceptional investment operations

Article D1611-35

…ents for inter-communal cooperation with a population in excess of 400,000, the threshold is set at 25% of actual operating revenue or 100 million euros; 6° For départements, the threshold is set at 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R773-7

…81 of 18 August 2008R. 518-9 to R. 518-11-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-12n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 518-12-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-23n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R774-7

…81 of 18 August 2008R. 518-9 to R. 518-11-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-12n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 518-12-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-23n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R775-6

…81 of 18 August 2008R. 518-9 to R. 518-11-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-12n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 518-12-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-23n° 2005-1007 of 25 August 2005R. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Approval of AIFM established in a third country

Article L532-39

…with the provisions of Directive 2001/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, the Autorité des marchés financiers shall inform the AIFM, its initial legal representative an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-4

…for establishments offering the Livret A and for the credit institution mentioned in article L. 518-25-1.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-121

…of the periods stipulated in the aforementioned articles, in a proportion that may not be less than 25% of the sums calculated and up to a limit of 80% of the advance granted. The part of the advance…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions concerning the sporting events referred to in paragraph 2 of article R. 331-19

Article A331-22

…9 of the French Sports Code are grouped into four categories corresponding to annexes III-22 to III-25 : - land motor vehicle events in which speed is one of the essential elements of the classificati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-9

…tions may result only from the infringement of the mandatory provisions of Regulation No 2137-85 of 25 July 1985 of the Council of the European Communities, or of the provisions of this chapter or of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-2-1

…communes in French Guyana are allocated 75% in proportion to their population as defined above and 25% in equal shares between them.

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