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Showing 271280 of 16903 articles for Art. CE 23-6-1986 n° 50655

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article R214-234

…175-1 under the conditions defined by Articles R. 214-203-1, R. 214-203-2, R. 214-203-3 with the exception of I, R. 214-203-4, R. 214-203-5 with the exception of III and R. 214-203-6 to R. 214-203-9.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-23

The Minister of the Interior (Directorate General of the National Police and Directorate General of the National Gendarmerie) is authorised to implement automated processing of personal data, known as…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-23

…planning code, nor land adjoining dwellings and enclosed by walls at the date of this demarcation except :-where the construction of the said buildings is subsequent to the actual existence of the tra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Compagnie Nationale and the regional companies

Article R821-23

…roups together all the statutory auditors and all the audit firms registered on the list in accordance with Section 1 of Chapter II of this Title.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VII: Capital gains realised by companies on the construction and sale of buildings used mainly for residential purposes

Article 238 octies

…y relate to buildings used for residential purposes for at least three quarters of their total surface area and the construction of which had been completed on the date of disposal (2).However, the am…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Financial investment advisers

Article D775-23

…n of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 541-8 and D. 541-9n° 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-23

…ench language.The written and oral examination shall cover the subjects set by the Minister of Justice in the decision provided for in Article R. 822-6, and knowledge of which is an essential conditio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-12

In order to gather evidence and identify the perpetrators, by establishing links between individuals, events or offences, of crimes and misdemeanours of a serial nature, the national police and gendar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 237 bis

In accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 5422-10 du code du travail, employers' contributions to the financing of the insurance allowance provided for in l'article L. 542…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-23

As soon as the request is received, the president of the court shall have the court clerk summon the legal representative of the debtor legal entity or the debtor natural person in order to hear their…

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