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Showing 201210 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Rules applicable to forward financial instruments and the assignment of receivables before their maturity.

Article R214-226

I.-The cases mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 214-177 and the second paragraph of I of article L. 214-183, in which approval of a specific programme of operations is not required, are a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-22

The decisions of the Board of Directors of the Confédération nationale du crédit mutuel shall state the reasons on which they are based and shall specify, where applicable, the conditions and deadline…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-22

Personal data that may be revealed by the exploitation of the enquiries and investigations mentioned in 1° of Article 230-20 shall be deleted when the investigation is closed and, in any event, on exp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-22

…the reclassification leave, it begins on expiry of the response period provided for in article R. 1233-21.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I: Exceptional tax on high incomes.

Article 223 sexies

…ion is calculated by applying a rate of :- 3% to the fraction of reference tax income greater than €250,000 and less than or equal to €500,000 for single, widowed, separated or divorced taxpayers and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 X

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 223-32

The Commission des aides à la distribution cinématographique may also be asked for its opinion:1° When it appears that the distribution company has not fulfilled the commitments it made in the agreeme…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22-3

However, a French child under article 22-1 and who was not born in France has the option of repudiating this status during the six months preceding his majority and during the twelve months following…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-22

The results of the enhanced examination prescribed in Article L. 561-10-2 are recorded in writing and kept in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 561-12.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-22

When the liquidator plans to sell an asset by mutual agreement, he shall inform the debtor and the creditors by simple letter, specifying the proposed sale price and, where applicable, the specific te…

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