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Showing 29712980 of 21475 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 13 June 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R773-3

…me table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 512-47 and R. 512-48no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 512-49 and R. 512-50No. 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-51n° 2013-938 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article R774-3

…same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 512-47, R. 512-48no. 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 512-49 and R. 512-50No. 2008-1262 of 4 December 2008R. 512-51n° 2013-938 o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition, organisation and operation

Article L7345-4

…cated up to the ceiling set in I of Article 46 of the Finance Act 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 for 2012.

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

Article D1513-1

Article D. 1332-21 comes into force in Mayotte on 30 June 2015.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-3

…eclaration.The time limit is extended to one year for declarations submitted under articles 21-2,21-13-1 et 21-13-2. In the event that an opposition procedure is initiated by the Government pursuant t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21-2

Without prejudice to their obligation to report to the mayor under Article 21, municipal police officers shall immediately report any crimes, offences or contraventions of which they are aware to any…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-16

By way of derogation from Chapters I to V of Subtitle I of this Title, adults accused of a crime punishable by fifteen years or twenty years of criminal imprisonment, when it is not committed in a sta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-4 (art. A212-188)

…"Organisation and assessment" of appendix V "The technical test" of the modified order of 11 April 2012 relating to the specific training for the national alpine ski instructor diploma. II. - Safety…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2

…contracts not cleared by a central counterparty compliant with Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration on the list of statutory auditors

Article R822-4

…ntancy diploma, at least two-thirds of the training period provided for in Article 67 of Decree no. 2012-432 of 30 March 2012 relating to the practice of public accounting must have been completed eit…

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