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Showing 25212530 of 19016 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 September 2018

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…ligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, by Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-4

…L. 310-2 have an amount of eligible own funds consisting of the items referred to in Article R. 351-26.The Solvency Capital Requirement and the Minimum Capital Requirement are calculated in accordance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-10

…n, in particular under Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-1

…nication to the public by a radio service, within the meaning of Article 2 of Law No. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 on freedom of communication, with the exception of radio services whose main programm…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cafés, public houses and pubs

Article D312-2

…ry dispensation is subject to the procedures set out in articles 4 and 5 of decree no. 93-1101 of 3 September 1993 concerning the declaration of establishments in which physical and sporting activitie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Professional accountants

Article 1649 quater L

…the national registration commission provided for in Article 42 bis of Ordinance no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 establishing the Ordre des experts-comptables and regulating the title and profession…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter 4: Special provisions

Article R355-56

…lynesia, and by the words: "who have not been suspended under article 65 of order no. 45-2184 of 24 September 1945 relating to the practice and organisation of the professions of doctor, dental surgeo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-21

…nstituted by decision of the deliberative body under the conditions provided for in article L. 2333-26 by:1° Groupings of tourist communes and classified tourist resorts falling under Section 2 of Cha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: List of penalties

Article L612-40

…reached a provision of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the exception of the requirements set out in Articles 92a and 92b thereof; 2° It…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Allocation of sums entered in the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-59

…artistic and technical quality assessed on the basis of a minimum number of working days set at: a) 26 days when the duration of the work is greater than 60 minutes; b) 20 days when the duration of th…

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