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Showing 18711880 of 52884 articles for Art. n° 16-10.271 FS-PBI — RJDA 1/18 n° 79

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-16

The examination consists of oral and written tests. The subjects of the tests are decided and composed by the jury.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article R341-16

A creditor or credit intermediary who contravenes the obligations set out in the first sentence of Article L. 312-68 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-1

At the request of one or more investment services providers or a professional association of investment services providers, the Autorité des marchés financiers may, after obtaining the opinion of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater O

After informing the parties concerned of any shortcomings observed in the performance of the agreement referred to in Article 1649 quater N and having given them the opportunity to present their obser…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-16

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 214-15, when, in the course of a merger, a foreign UCITS approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the C…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1607 ter

…the sum of the proceeds of the tax, the amount mentioned in H of V of Article 16 of Law No. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on the finances for 2020 and the amount mentioned in 1 of B of III of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of fines and confiscation as well as reparation measures for victims

Article 627-16

Where the International Criminal Court so requests, the enforcement of fines and confiscation sentences or decisions concerning reparations handed down by the International Criminal Court shall be aut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-166

In application of the second paragraph of article L. 214-121, the forest assets held directly or indirectly by a forest savings company are managed in accordance with one or more approved simple manag…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-16

An applicant who has not complied with a time limit vis-à-vis the National Institute of Industrial Property may lodge an appeal with a view to having his rights restored if he proves a legitimate excu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-16

Sales are announced at least ten days in advance by public notice or, where applicable, by printed and distributed catalogues, special notices and public display of the items to be sold.The notice sha…

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