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Showing 55415550 of 37434 articles for Art. n° 22-18436 · Cass. com. 24 May 2011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional and continuing vocational training funds.

Article L4332-1

…5° The amount of tax resources allocated to the regions mentioned in Articles 41 and 140 de la loi n° 2013-1278 du 29 décembre 2013 de finances pour 2014.The appropriations provided for in 1° and 2°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Powers

Article LO6314-6

…ritorial waters, excluding: 1° Areas classified as nature reserves on the date of the Loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-5

…st paragraph of this 2° who are part of a group whose ultimate parent undertaking is located abroad may be exempted by the supervisory board of the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution fro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D8-1

The central judicial police offices covered by articles R. 15-18and R. 15-22 are as follows:1° Office central pour la répression du faux-monnayage;2° Office anti-stupéfiants;3° Office central pour la…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-7

Only persons holding one of the following qualifications or diplomas may be admitted to sit the examination for admission to the professional traineeship provided for in Article L. 811-5 :

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

…ve coordination proceedings pursuant to Section 2 of Chapter V of Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings; 3° The decision pronouncing the closure of the professional reco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-6

…to 72j of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) No 575/2013; 2° The amounts of other commitments that may be used for internal bail-in; 3° For the own funds and commitments mentioned in 1° and 2° respec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-3

…Code or establishments within the meaning of Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7 of Delegated Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 of the European Commission are replaced by the words: and by the undertakings or establishm…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3-1

…are assigned to the commercial company mentioned in articles L. 333-1 and L. 333-2-1, the following may not hold an interest in the capital of this company or voting rights within it: 1° Sports associ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Local electronic communications networks and services

Article L1425-1

…k, local authorities and their groupings, where competence has previously been transferred to them, may, two months after publication of their project in a medium authorised to receive legal notices a…

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