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Showing 29112920 of 6571 articles for Art. Cons. const. 12 Oct 2012 n° 2012-280 QPC

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-7

…on (EC) No 2006/2004; 6° Du d du 3, du 8 de l'article 5 et des articles 8,9 et 16 du règlement (UE) n° 260/2012 du Parlement européen et du Conseil, du 14 mars 2012 modifié, établissant des exigences…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-13

The provisions of articles L. 144-11 and L. 144-12 do not apply to leasing transactions relating to goodwill or craft businesses mentioned in 3° of l'article 1er de la loi n° 66-455 du 2 juillet 1966…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 261 A

…ble or immovable property and provided to their members by legal entities designated in article 239 octies in return for, independently of contributions, the strict reimbursement of their share of com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-7

…aw no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 621-7 with the exception of 4° of its IV Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 621-7-2 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-8 to L. 621-8-2, L. 621-8-4 Order…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-4

…010 and the European Stability Mechanism established by the Treaty signed in Brussels on 2 February 2012 and any other mechanism established with a view to safeguarding the financial stability of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-5-1

…fice and the identity of the partners and corporate officers referred to in 1° and 2° of article R. 123-54 of the Commercial Code, the legal representatives or their equivalents under foreign law. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-305

…ssional qualification or when it does not transmit the information provided for in 3° of article R. 123-279 within the required timeframe, or when, in the event of a change in situation affecting its…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-13

For the classification and allocation of aid in year n, the reference period runs from film week 27 of year n-3 to film week 26 of year n-1. In the cases mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-6

…teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with Article L. 2123-2 is amended at the beginning of the school year. The duration of the hours credited is divided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-30

…concerned:1° Either one of the contracts provided for in articles L. 1435-3, L. 1435-4 and L. 6147-12 ; 2° Or a specific contract.This contract specifies the purpose of the actions, experiments or st…

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