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Showing 27012710 of 36126 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 mai 1997 n° 95-15690

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-60

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: The central body of savings banks and banques populaires

Article R512-57

…iated to the "organe central des caisses d'épargne et des banques populaires" on 17 February 2000 remain so, unless the "organe central des caisses d'épargne et des banques populaires" expressly decid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Effects of extradition

Article 696-40

When the French Government has obtained the extradition of a person pursuant to the Convention of 27 September 1996 relating to Extradition between the Member States of the European Union, the person…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mutual recognition procedure

Article R5121-51-2

…State, the other States concerned, the applicant and the coordination group referred to in Article 27 of the aforementioned Directive of his reasoned opposition.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 tricies

…venue is multiplied by the ratio between, on the one hand, the amount of bets placed on the game in mainland France and the overseas departments and, on the other hand, the total amount of bets placed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-28

…pitals and the Institution nationale des invalides, the application provided for in article R. 5126-27 is sent, by any means that provides a date certain upon receipt of the application, to the direct…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

…been authorised to be subject to rules similar to those mentioned in Articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in its capacity as group supervisor shall i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L143-0

…al Security Code. If the beneficiary of the contract leaves the company, his pension rights shall remain vested in him. Membership of a contract mentioned in this section may be subject to a minimum p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: French investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-23

…t services provider other than a portfolio management company whose registered office is located in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Martin and whi…

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