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Showing 55515560 of 21886 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 11 July 2012 – no. 11-12161

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2681-1

…hments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISION…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 7

Heading 7-Economic and financial assistance71. Loans and advances 711. First payment 1. Decision establishing the nature of the advance (loan), the conditions for granting it, the repayment terms, spe…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Agreement between professional organisations

Article L132-17-8

…exploitation rights for the digital edition of a book;2° Of the second paragraph of Article L. 132-11 when they apply to the publication of a book in digital form;3°From Article L. 132-17-2 relating…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-5

…ence permit bearing the wording "talent passport-European blue card" provided for in Article L. 421-11; 9° A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "passeport talent-chercheur" or "passeport…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-1

…e party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.III. - With the exception of Articles L. 133-11 to L. 133-13 and II of Article L. 133-14, the provisions of this chapter apply if the payee's pay…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions and procedures for authorisation of investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L532-1

…LT multilateral trading facility" or a "DLT trading and settlement facility", under Regulation (EU) No. 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022, as well as the related ex…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

…ion de l'article L. 214-174 of the Monetary and Financial Code and Article 9, as amended, of Decree No. 89-158 of 9 March 1989 implementing Articles 26 and 34 to 42 of Law No. 88-1201 of 23 December 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Content and transmission of declarations

Article D561-32-1

…neficiaries of the suspicious transaction or with a domiciliary within the meaning ofArticle L. 123-11 of the Commercial Code; 2° Carrying out financial transactions by companies in which there have b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-29

…the articles of association. Diligences relating to information in the corporate governance report 11. The statutory auditor's due diligence covers the information covered by the corporate governance…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-1-1

…science. It also includes: 1° An analysis of the authorisations and approvals granted under 10° and 11° of article L. 1418-1 as well as the opinions of the Orientation Council; 2° An assessment of the…

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