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Showing 32413250 of 19544 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 22 Jan. 1990 – no. 88-84955

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article D753-2

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 312-1-1No. 2018-1175 of 18 December 2018D. 312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article D754-2

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 312-1-1No. 2018-1775 of 18 December 2018D. 312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article D752-2

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 312-1-1no. 2018-1175 of 18 December 2018D. 312-5No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018D. 312-5-1no. 2016-1811 of 22…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article A711-1

…national joint committee of the chambers of commerce and industry provided for in article 1 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the compulsory establishment of a statute for the admini…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…mit, if any, of an amount to be determined by the Board; 21° The appointment of statutory auditors; 22° The principles for the presentation of the cost accounting provided for in Article R. 5315-10, w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…ptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la déconcentration et…

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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 R561-18

…ent, member of the governing body of a political party or grouping subject to the provisions of law no. 88-227 of 11 March 1988 or of a foreign political party or grouping;3° Member of a Supreme Court…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…V of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16-1

…orts betting operator holding the authorisation provided for inArticle 21 of the aforementioned Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010; 2° By request addressed to the company holding the exclusive rights to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

…The decision of the Sanctions Committee or the agreement reached in accordance with article L. 232-22 may give rise to the publication referred to in article L. 232-23-6.

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