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Showing 20612070 of 36126 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 mai 1997 n° 95-15690

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article D221-106

The legal entities covered by a of Article D. 221-105 are the legal entities that were registered on the list of social and solidarity economy companies mentioned inArticle 6 of Law 2014-856 of 31 Jul…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: International cooperation and information exchange

Article D784-21

…hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 632-1-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 632-1No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 632-4no. 2008-1480 of 30 Decem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R5315-9

The public establishment is subject to: 1° The rules applicable to industrial and commercial companies in terms of financial management and accounting; 2° State economic and financial control, in acco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-44

The Director shall draw up the financial account and submit it to the Supervisory Board for approval by 31 May of the following financial year at the latest, accompanied by:1° A report drawn up by the…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-1

…rom the loi n° 2021-1729 du 22 décembre 2021 pour la confi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-14

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-25 to L. 217-27 relating to after-sales services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-28

The declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 is accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee. The conditions of presentation and the content of the declaration of division are d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

…1-402 of 8 April 2021 L. 612-3 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 612-4 Order no. 2017-1608 of 27 November 2017 L. 612-5 Law no. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 L. 612-6 to L. 612-8law no. 2013-672 of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-29

The spouse of the foreign national mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 421-27, as well as the couple's children, will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L773-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in New Caledonia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the cond…

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