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Showing 25112520 of 55089 articles for Art. CA Bordeaux 2-3-2022 n° 18/04413

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-31

Without prejudice to the penalties that may be applied by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution in the same way as for breaches of banking regulations, any failure to comply with the ob…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Treasury bills

Article L213-30

…L. 213-23 the right to open a current account with the Banque de France. These accounts are automatically subject to the provisions of Articles L. 213-23 to L. 213-31.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions of access for journalists

Article R744-39

When a journalist holding the professional identity card referred to in article L. 7111-6 of the Labour Code accompanies a member of parliament, senator or representative to the European Parliament el…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-34-3

…of at least five years in the official register of the Autorité, which shall be accessible electronically. The type and nature of the practice concerned and the identity of the natural or legal person…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-314

…Judicial liquidation proceedings have been terminated due to the extinction of liabilities in application of article L. 643-9. The deletions provided for in 4° and 5° preclude any new entry relating…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-317

The keeper of the National Register of Companies, informed by any administrative or judicial authority via the single body mentioned in Article R. 123-1 and under the conditions provided for in Articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-316

…the end of the period of one month following the mention of the request for regularisation in application of article R. 123-308, where the natural person has not regularised his situation.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-312

…nt to the removal of that person from the National Register of Companies, unless the natural person carries on an activity not covered by this register and the exercise of which is not prevented by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-315

…ght to maintain the registration provided for in article R. 123-248; > 2° In the event of disqualification from practising any self-employed activity by virtue of a final court decision or an enforcea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-313

Where a natural person registered in the National Register of Companies does not carry on any activity other than that which has been deleted pursuant to Article R. 123-305, the keeper of the National…

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