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Showing 18211830 of 45378 articles for Art. L 237-29 · ANSA 09-068 · Cass. com. 26 September 2018

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of fire and rescue services in Corsica

Article L1424-81

The Board of Directors is chaired by the President of the Corsican Executive Council or one of the members of the Executive Council appointed by the President of the Executive Council or one of the me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L247-3

A fine of 18,000 euros shall be imposed on the chairmen, directors, members of the management board, managing directors or managers of companies for contravening the provisions of articles L. 233-29 t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-22

The Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel admit as members agricultural groups or their members, communities, associations and organisations, the list of which is set by decree, as well as rural craftsmen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-7

For the application of this book to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The references to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Unio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Statelessness

Article L582-1

Stateless status is granted to any person who meets the definition in Article 1 of the New York Convention of 28 September 1954 relating to the Status of Stateless Persons. Such persons are governed b…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information on loan insurance

Article L313-8

Any document provided to the borrower, on paper or any other durable medium prior to the formulation of the offer referred to in Article L. 313-24 and including one or more figures on the insurance me…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2

Revenue for the operating section includes in particular:a) Proceeds from contributions and taxes provided for in the General Tax Code or the Code of Taxes on Goods and Services, including:1° The flat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-28

Housing finance companies are specialised credit institutions whose sole purpose is to grant or finance housing loans and to hold securities, exposures and deposits under conditions defined by decree…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-5

The following are allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée :1° Proceeds from the reimbursement of advances on receipts granted before 1 January 1996 for the production of cinema…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-61

The sociétés coopératives de banque are fixed-capital companies in the form of unions of cooperatives subject to the provisions of this section and, insofar as they are not contrary thereto, to the pr…

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