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Showing 35213530 of 3843 articles for Art. 17 janv. 1979

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-2

…ptations provided for in II to IV. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5211-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-2 law no. 2011-525 of 17 May 2011 L. 5211-3 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L773-9

…1-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-12 to L. 513-14 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-15 to L. 513-17 Order no. 2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-18 to L. 513-20 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L774-14

…9 L. 518-15-3 Law no. 2019-1147 of 8 November 2019 L. 518-16 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 518-17 Order no. 2009-15 of 8 January 2009 L. 518-18 to L. 518-20 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 200…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L774-9

…1-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-12 to L. 513-14 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-15 to L. 513-17 Order no. 2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-18 to L. 513-20 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-8

…1-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-12 to L. 513-14 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-15 to L. 513-17 Order no. 2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-18 to L. 513-20 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit, other engagements and services performed by statutory auditors

Article R823-7

In their report to the Ordinary General Meeting, the Statutory Auditors shall specify, in addition to the information provided for in Article R. 822-56 :

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72-1

…irst paragraph of article L. 5123-2 of the present code or in the first paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code in the indication in question is no longer met, the early access auth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R773-39

…1-6, the words: "referred to in 9° of Article L. 561-2, and under the conditions defined by Article 17 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and regulation of the online…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R774-39

…1-6, the words: "referred to in 9° of Article L. 561-2, and under the conditions defined by Article 17 of Act no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 on the opening up to competition and regulation of the online…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 bis

…n owner of the goods dispatched or transported under the conditions set out in Article 2 of Article 17a of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax wit…

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