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Showing 28912900 of 39581 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 7-4-1998 n° 96-10.581

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

The professional practice standard relating to knowledge of the entity and its environment and assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, approved by the Minister of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-7

The following are considered to be liquid within the meaning of IV of Article L. 214-165-1: 1° Transferable securities which are admitted to trading on a trading platform of a State party to the Agree…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-72

During the pre-liquidation period, the fund : 1° May no longer arrange for new subscriptions of units other than those of its unitholders on the date of its entry into the pre-liquidation period in or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of expenses

Article D2123-22-7

The mayor shall provide the elected official receiving the financial aid, before 1 February of the year following its award, with a certificate stating the total amount of aid received and specifying…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Storage receipts

Article R522-24-7

To consult the information site accessible online provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 522-37-4, the applicant shall provide the following information: 1° On the constituent: a) If the co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-7

I.-The personal data and information mentioned in article R. 814-58-6 are destroyed five years after the revocation of consent to electronic communication or, in the absence of revocation, after the f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-47

Natural persons and legal entities whose activity consists of the manufacture of dishes for consumption on the premises may apply at the time of their registration to be registered as a business in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-14

Contracts are awarded, depending on their value, their purpose or the circumstances in which they are concluded: 1° Either in accordance with a formalised procedure; 2° Or in accordance with an adapte…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-7

I.- Each year, the Government sends the chairmen of the committees responsible for economic affairs and the general rapporteurs of the committees responsible for finance of each assembly a report on t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56

I.-The criminal investigation police officer may, with regard to the persons mentioned in the first, second or third paragraphs of Article 706-54, take a biological sample or have it taken under his o…

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