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Showing 19611970 of 21427 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31 March 2004

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Banknotes.

Article D122-2

…g the reproduction of euro banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 20 March 2003 on the denominations, specifications, reproduction, exchange and withdrawal of euro bankn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

…e of the European Union which manage one or more FIAs governed by French law. II - The Autorité des marchés financiers shall monitor compliance by the management companies referred to in I with the pr…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint ownership of patents

Article L613-32

The provisions of Articles L. 613-29 to L. 613-31 apply in the absence of stipulations to the contrary. Co-owners may derogate from this at any time by co-ownership regulations.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exceptional aid to help offset the loss of revenue resulting from the introduction of the health pass

Article 919-56

…must submit a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 31 January 2022 at the latest.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Compensation for loss of revenue

Article 917-16

…es must submit an electronic form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée by 31 August 2021 at the latest.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment

Article D1513-2

…ond and third paragraphs of article D. 1332-27 and article D. 1332-30 come into force in Mayotte on 31 December 2019.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-29

…s distributable sums as defined in article L. 214-24-51.The General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers set the conditions for the subscription, sale and redemption of shares issued by…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-6-1

…procedure. A person who is subject to a penalty of exclusion from public contracts under Articles 131-34 or 131-39 of the Criminal Code may not invoke the first two paragraphs of this Article during…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-7

(Articles R. 322-32 and R. 322-33) "EC" DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY The manufacturer, his authorised representative or, failing this, any person responsible for placing the product on the market establi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-19

…Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall, where appropriate, inform the Autorité des marchés financiers of such inspections and their results. In addition, the Autorité de contrôle prud…

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