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Showing 38813890 of 34523 articles for Art. Loi 86-18 du 6 janvier 1986

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 61-1

…she is being heard is a felony or misdemeanour punishable by imprisonment, the right to be assisted during his or her hearing or confrontation, in accordance with the procedures laid down in Articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6

…is shown below:APPLICATION OF THE NOTION OF SIGNIFICANCE WHEN PLANNING AND PERFORMING AN AUDIT Introduction 1. For the purpose of expressing an opinion on the financial statements, the statutory audit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial registrations

Article R521-6

…ic means a form to the competent registrar. Where the slip is drawn up in paper form it shall be in duplicate. It shall include the following information: 1° The category of registration among those l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Non-profit-making associations and recognised public interest foundations authorised to make certain loans.

Article R518-61

…three employees;3° Loans intended to help finance social integration projects are granted to individuals facing financial difficulties whose ability to repay the loans is deemed sufficient by the ass…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Technical conditions for designation

Article R3115-64

…2° Open the centre at least half a day a week; 3° Ensure the presence of a doctor on the premises during the centre's opening hours; 4° Guarantee the availability of premises suited to the centre's…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations of free shares

Article L22-10-60

…ly if the company fulfils at least one of the following conditions in respect of the financial year during which these shares are allocated: 1° The company proceeds, under the conditions provided for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Partial access to the activities of voluntary sale of movable property by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R321-68

…provided for in article L. 321-28-1, shall be sent to the Conseil des maisons de vente by teleprocedure on its website. This request must be accompanied by the following documents: 1° A request from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-6

…uests for access to non-identifying data relating to third-party donors in accordance with the procedures defined by the Conseil d'Etat decree issued in application of 3° of article L. 2143-9;2° Grant…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-6

…pervision exercised by a supervisory authority of a third country to that mentioned in Article L. 356-11 may be determined by a delegated act of the Commission adopted pursuant to paragraphs 3 and 5 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transfers of sums, securities or assets.

Article R152-6

I.-The declaration provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and the dec…

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