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Showing 61316140 of 22276 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · Cass. 3e civ. 16 February 2022

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

…8 and Article 20 of Regulation (EU) No 251/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geograph…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R442-3

…421-59, the words: "under Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L773-30

…no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-8 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-9 Order no. 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 533-10 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-10-1 Ordinance no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L774-30

…no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 533-8 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 533-9 Order no. 2021-1652 of 15 December 2021 L. 533-10 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 533-10-1 Ordinance no.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENTS FOR INTERCOMMUNAL COOPERATION

Article L5210-1-1

…at least half of the communes located in a mountain area delimited pursuant to article 3 de la loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne ou regroupant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-23

…rticle L. 1221-14; 3° ter The payment of compensation pursuant to articles L. 1142-24-7, L. 1142-24-16 and L. 1142-24-17 ; 4° The payment of the compensation provided for in article L. 3131-4 to victi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

…an inability to certify, he shall communicate the reasons to the bodies mentioned in Article L. 823-16 of the Commercial Code. 07. In accordance with the power conferred on him by the aforementioned A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-10

…come taxed for the previous year when they are made to the mutual fund mentioned in article L. 3332-16. For the spouse of the company director mentioned in 3° of the same article and for the employee…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-25

…ve the machine being used, as they cannot benefit from the exemption provided for in article R. 221-16 of the Highway Code;- personal safety equipment: as a minimum, participants must be equipped with…

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