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Showing 14611470 of 27079 articles for Art. CE 17-4-2015 n° 371551

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables.

Article R313-17-1

…the assignor) has assigned/pledged to us, in whole/ in part, by docket dated .............., the receivable relating to the partnership contract or the contract referred to in the first paragraph of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740 A bis

…person who, in the exercise of a professional activity providing legal, financial or accounting advice or holding property or funds on behalf of a third party, has intentionally provided that taxpayer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-17-1

…ional inadequacy making it dangerous to practise his profession.In the matters listed in the two preceding paragraphs, the Council may act in a restricted formation.The Regional Council authorises its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L691-4

A decree in Council of State shall specify the conditions of application of this chapter.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-1-1

…lations and professional obligations applicable to them is subject to sanctions imposed by the Enforcement Committee in accordance with the procedures set out in I, a and b of III and IIIa to V of art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-17

…articles R. 15-33-18 and R. 15-33-20 to R. 15-33-23 are applicable to the exercise of judicial police missions by authorised tax agents.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3

…publisher shall send the author, or make available to the author by an electronic communication process, a statement of accounts mentioning:1° Where the book is published in printed form, the number…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-2

…he transfer of exploitation rights in printed form is automatically terminated if, after formal notice has been given by the author by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the publisher…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to the publication of a musical work

Article L132-17-9

…ing to the respective obligations of authors and music publishers and the penalties for non-compliance, and dealing with professional practices, concluded between the professional organisations repres…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-1

Where the purpose of a publishing contract is to publish a book in both printed and digital form, the conditions relating to the transfer of exploitation rights in digital form shall be set out in a s…

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