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Showing 56715680 of 13303 articles for Art. n° 23/00062 · ANSA comité juridique n° 23-009 · CCRCS avis 2016-015

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judgment on liability

Article 849-11

The judgment recognising the defendant's liability shall set the period within which the defendant must implement the publicity measures ordered pursuant to the article 67 de la loi du 18 novembre 201…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 357

Plenary adoption confers on the child the name of the adopter.In the event of the adoption of a child by a couple, or the adopters choose, by joint declaration, the surname devolving on the child: eit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R222-26

If the Commission considers that there is a substantial difference between the level of qualification attested by the documentary evidence mentioned in article R. 222-23 and the level of qualification…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L424-3

Without prejudice to Titles III, IV or V of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of the market undertaking

Article L421-13

Without prejudice to Titles III, IV or V of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-18

…s registered, to bring to the attention of the owner of the sums or the perpetrator of one of the transactions referred to in Article L. 561-15 or to third parties, other than the supervisory authorit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F sexies

…istration fees by up to 0.70% where the following conditions are met:1° The transfer is part of a transaction consisting of:a) Either sales by lots triggering the right of pre-emption provided for in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-7-3

Public health establishments may set up one or more hospital foundations, with legal personality, resulting from the irrevocable allocation to the establishment concerned of assets, rights or resource…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article R221-3

…and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market. The minutes shall be dated electronically by a time-stamping mean…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-26

…and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market. Decisions and mentions of agreements shall be dated electronicall…

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