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Showing 14611470 of 1864 articles for Art. 28 avr. 1998

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…he same table: Applicable articlesIn their wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 20…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 bis

…that State adopted for the implementation of Articles 31 to 39 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006.2°a Intra-Community acquisitions of second-hand works of art, collectors' items or…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-24

…on French territory, of the protective provisions set out in articles L. 131-4, L. 131-5 and L. 132-28 of this code. The author may bring an action before the French courts in the event of a dispute b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-1

…135-2;2° Any work considered orphan in another Member State pursuant to Article 2 of Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on certain authorised uses of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Grouped offers

Article L224-42-2

…based on publicly available numbering, 1° and 2° of I and II of Article L. 224-27, articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-39, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and the I of article L. 224-42-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Financial products benefiting international organisations, foreign sovereign States, their central banks or financial institutions

Article 131 sexies

…ese investments must not constitute a direct investment within the meaning of the loi n° 66-1008 du 28 décembre 1966 modified law relating to financial relations with foreign countries and the regulat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-1

…ings are not applicable: 1° To semi-public companies set up under the Decree-Laws of 5 November and 28 December 1926 and created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-12

…ded for in the two preceding paragraphs, the provisions of articles L. 242-25, L. 242-26 et. L. 242-28, L. 245-8 to L. 245-17 are applicable to the group's directors, to natural persons who are direct…

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