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Showing 22812290 of 20302 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 15 Dec. 2009 – no. 08-18228

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-2

…ght-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Order no. 2017-1433 of 4 October 2017 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 31…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: EXAMINATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION AT THE FRONTIER

Article R351-3

…articles R. 531-11 to R. 531-16. However, if necessary and by way of derogation from article R. 531-15, the personal interview may not be recorded. In this case, the transcript will be commented on. I…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Undeclared imports and exports.

Article 427

…ch of the prohibitions or authorisations referred to in Article 6 of Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfers, brokering an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-69

The applications referred to in Article R. 15-33-67 addressed to bodies or legal entities falling within one of the categories referred to in Article R. 15-33-68 shall be subject to a procedure laid d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-46-1

…V of Title I of Book II, or UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009; b) Be invested in and expo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-93

…V of Title I of Book II, or UCITS governed by foreign law and approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 ;b) Be invested in and expo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-6

Decisions to refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in articles R. 15-2-4 and R. 15-2-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-6

Decisions to refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in articles R. 15-6-4 and R. 15-6-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration of members of the profession and non-practising graduates

Article D4311-97

Subject to the provisions of article L. 4311-15-2, the departmental council, the authority referred to in article D. 4311-96 or the regional health agency shall implement the appropriate procedures in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-19

The audited accounts referred to in article L. 5217-10-15 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts, and by the chairman of the body concerned f…

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