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Showing 40314040 of 22383 articles for Art. n° 23-11410 · Cass. com. 16 April 2013

French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-8

…on of goods and the taking of samples carried out pursuant to Article 189 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying down the Union Customs C…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Net gains and distributions relating to carried interest rights

Article 242 ter C

…falling under article L. 214-37of the Monetary and Financial Code in its wording prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of financial holding companies, mixed financial holding companies and parent companies of finance companies

Article L517-14

…his Article shall not be excluded from the scope of consolidation defined in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval.

Article R511-3-2

…the prudential obligations arising out of this Title and, where applicable, Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, in particular as regards whether…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28

…roup as a whole, publish consolidated accounts, shall comply with the provisions of articles L. 233-16 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27. In this case, when their annual accounts are certified under the cond…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-21

…nes the general conditions for admission to and use of the facilities mentioned in articles L. 2511-16 and L. 2511-17. The joint committee sits at the arrondissement town hall. In the event of a tie,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Claims for compensation for damage caused by an act of terrorism

Article R50-69

…ere the investigating or trial court refers the case pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 706-16-1, a copy of the referral decision and, where applicable, of the claim for compensation for the d…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-25

The implementation of the programming commitments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 212-23 is examined by the Film Ombudsman under the conditions set out in article L. 213-5.The Chairman of the Cen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-34

The decisions of the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée mentioned in 5° and 6° of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D742-12

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 201…

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