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Showing 18811890 of 21202 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 15 December 2010

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…3-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order no. 2010 76 of 21 January 2010 L. 613-20-7 Ordinance no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 613-24 Order no.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-4

…law no. 52-1322 of 15 December 1952instituting a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article R40-38

The wanted persons file referred to in article 230-19 is governed by decree no. 2010-569 of 28 May 2010.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter XX: Levies on betting and gaming

Article 302 bis ZG

…operation of horse racing, and for the online horse betting mentioned in the article 11 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online g…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compensation for distribution costs

Article 917-6

…released or due to be released in cinemas between 14 October 2020 and 18 November 2020 and between 15 December 2020 and 6 January 2021.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L744-11

…n of its third and fifth paragraphsLaw no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 221-6 Law no. 2022-1726 of 30 December 2022L. 221-7 Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 L. 221-8 Act no. 2008-776 of 4 August 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth paragraphs) law no. 2006-1771 of 30 December 2006 L. 5211-17-2 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-18 law no. 2004-809 of 13 Au…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Cooperation and exchange of information with European supervisory and resolution authorities

Article L632-6-1

…ooperate with the European Securities and Markets Authority, established by Regulation (EU) No 1095/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Super…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-23

…entifier, which complies with the provisions of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/574 of 15 December 2017 on technical standards for the establishment and operation of a system for the trac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative police measures

Article R783-7

…nd column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 612-30No. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-30-1No. 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 March…

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