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Showing 10011010 of 30670 articles for Art. Cass. com. 5 décembre 2000 n° 98-13904

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Provisions to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L774-50

…ed in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 574-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 574-2 Ordinance no. 2016-1635 of 1 December 2016…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-5

…five vice-presidents and 30% of the number of members of the metropolitan council.Articles L. 3122-5 to L. 3122-7 are applicable to the permanent commission of metropolitan Lyon.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Investigation.

Article R463-5

…he rapporteur deems it useful, for the investigation of the referrals referred to in Article L. 462-5 and requests for precautionary measures under article L. 464-1 for which it is responsible, and in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L947-5

…VI of this Code as applicable in accordance with the last paragraph of Article L. 940-1 or Law no. 85-98 of 25 January 1985 relating to the judicial reorganisation and liquidation of companies or Law…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-5-2

Article Annexe 1-5-2

ENNEX 1-5-2 STANDARD FORM FOR SIMPLIFIED ANNUAL ACCOUNTING PUBLICATION STATEMENT-BUSINESS 1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capaci…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-5

A certified copy of the claim form and the decision shall be served, at the initiative of the claimant, on each of the defendants. The European order for payment opposition form shall be annexed to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

…antee and Resolution Fund manages the surety guarantee mechanism. Where applicable, articles L. 312-5 to L. 312-15, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 9° of article L. 312-16 and article L. 312-18 apply to this mecha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-5

…that have been overdue for more than 6 months and number of contracts concerned in years N and N-1;5° Amount of death benefits under compulsory group contracts taken out within the company but not pa…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-5

…L. 611-5 is payable by any person applying for the issue or renewal of an airwor…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approvals and changes to shareholdings

Article R782-5

…articlesIn the version resulting from the decreeR. 612-20, with the exception of 2°, 3° and 4° of In° 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017R. 612-20-1 with the exception of paragraphs II to VIIn° 2020-1637 of…

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