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Showing 26712680 of 36126 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 mai 1997 n° 95-15690

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-68

…ectronic Communications Code, as well as the legal entities providing services mentioned in the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique; 2° Financial, banking and c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires (financial holding companies for the liberal professions of court-appointed administrators or agents)

Article R814-158

…rticipations financières de professions libérales constituées, en application du titre IV de la loi n° 90-1258 du 31 décembre 1990 relative à l'exercice sous forme de sociétés des professions libérale…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2541-1

…2121-29, article L. 2121-31, from 1° to 8° of article L. 2122-21 and articles L. 2122-24, L. 2122-27, L. 2122-28 and L. 2122-34.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-1

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 311-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 311-2Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-1

…f the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 311-1 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 311-2Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…2021-875 of 1 July 2021 L. 312-21 order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 312-22 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 312-23Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 II.For the application of the articles m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the administration and prescription of vaccines

Article R6212-2

…bing, the characteristics of vaccine-preventable diseases, the traceability of vaccinations and the main recommendations of the vaccination calendar and, for administration, the normative framework an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1232-1

…es and their groupings. a) One representative appointed after consultation with the Association des maires de France; > b) One representative appointed after consultation with the Association des mair…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-50

…tor or liquidator; 3° The prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in the Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, to hold a public office or to engage in the professional or social activity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article L1454-4

…ivity in the course of which the offence was committed, in accordance with the terms of article 131-27 of the same code. These disqualifications may be imposed cumulatively; 5° Confiscation of the thi…

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