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Showing 32813290 of 5132 articles for Art. 13 nov. 1997

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L228-97

…aid off, notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 228-36 of this Code and those of Articles L. 313-13 et seq. of the Monetary and Financial Code. In these categories of securities, an order of pri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to requests for information by the French services

Article 695-9-35

…aragraph do not prevent the judicial authorities from exercising their powers under Articles 12 and 13. Nor do they preclude the exercise of their powers by the authorities charged by law with supervi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Status of members, agents and employees of the agency

Article R232-24

…professional secrecy and discretion under the conditions defined inarticle 26 of Law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983, as amended, on the rights and obligations of civil servants;2° May not, either themsel…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-54

…same company or several companies belonging to the same group within the meaning of article R. 332-13 is taken into account in the ceiling mentioned in 1° of article R. 332-3-1. Positive realisable v…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Opposition to duty and obstacles to tax control

Article 1735

…and of the three previous years.II. - Failure to respond to the request made pursuant to Article L. 13 B of the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application of a fine of €10,000 for each financial y…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-8

…t where the visa application was submitted, under the conditions laid down respectively in Articles 13, 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Articles 49 and 50 of Law no.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-6

…ticle L. 5428-1 in Mayotte, the words: "subject to the application of the provisions of articles L. 131-1, L. 241-2, L. 242-13 and L. 711-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6125-1

…ailure to comply with the suspension or withdrawal of authorisation provided for in article L. 6122-13. In the event of a repeat offence, the penalty may be accompanied by confiscation of the equipmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union rights and representativeness criteria

Article L6156-3

…the General Civil Service Code and in the last paragraph of I of Article 9 bis of Law No. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants, the terms of application of which are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-98

…S approved in accordance with Directive 2009/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009.

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