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Showing 101110 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17

…t in this title, subject to the application of treaties and other international commitments made by France.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Currency issue

Article R721-17

Decisions concerning the creation, characteristics, withdrawal or cancellation of banknotes and coins issued by the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer are taken by the Supervisory Board.The Institut d'ém…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

…ese fractions may not be less than 3,000 euros.II. - The first fraction of the allocation, equal to 17,300,000 euros, is divided between municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants whose per cap…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-17

When a category of contracts is subject to a profit-sharing clause, the profit-sharing allocated individually to each reduced or suspended contract may not be less than that which would be allocated t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Criminal penalties

Article 1753

…inspections, have been sentenced by the court to one of the penalties provided for in II of Article 1736,(1) in I of Article 1737, to 1 of Article 1738, to articles 1741 to 1747,1751, at 5 of V of l'a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-17

…spouse of a foreign national may, for a period of three years following authorisation to reside in France for the purposes of family reunification, be withdrawn or refused renewal.Where the breakdown…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1766

…lates to a State or territory that has not entered into an administrative assistance agreement with France to combat tax fraud and tax evasion allowing access to banking information.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-17

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in France (Incoming passport)

Article R532-17

I. - The AMF shall receive notifications of freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services from the investment firms referred to in articles L. 532-18 and L. 532-18-1. It shall also receive…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R742-17

I. - Article R. 221-127 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application o…

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