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Showing 46814690 of 21886 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 11 July 2012 – no. 11-12161

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L775-18

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 524-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 524-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 524-3 Order no. 2013-544 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-17

When the Regional Commission considers that the injury can be compensated under II of article L. 1142-1, or under article L. 1142-1-1, the Office will make an offer of compensation to the victim or th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…17-1 of the French Labour Code or by venture capital companies referred to in I of article 1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions or by venture capita…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804

…phical indication is exceeded ; - in Chapter IV of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-17

…ode and no longer considered to be interested in the case within the meaning of the article L. 2131-11 of the General Local Authorities Code, when the local authority or grouping is deliberating on it…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-8

For the application of Article L. 1111-11:1° An investment operation corresponds to a set of acquisitions of tangible fixed assets, work on tangible fixed assets and related study costs;2° Article L.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for by Article R. 811-3 below, the following shall apply in New Caledonia:1° The provisions of Book I with the exception of Articles R. 133-1, R. 133-2 (4°) and R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

…al de la fonction publique territoriale;5° Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-3

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511-10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 Februar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-3

…d in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 511-9 and L. 511-10 Order no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 Februar…

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