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Showing 17911800 of 57408 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 26-1-2022 n° 20-20.223 FS-B

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-20

The Accounting Officer shall suspend the payment of expenditure if, in the course of his checks, he finds irregularities or if the certifications issued by the Chairman are inaccurate. He shall inform…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26-2

Notwithstanding article L. 214-24-8, the custodian of a general-purpose investment fund shall only hold the assets mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article L. 214-24-55. In the case of other assets, it s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-26

A general-purpose investment fund may enter into financial contracts meeting the characteristics of credit derivatives which satisfy the following criteria:1° They make it possible to transfer the cre…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 235 ter ZE bis

I. - 1. - The persons referred to in 1° to 4° of A of I of Article L. 612-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code, subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for compl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-20

The competent authority may, at any time, request additional information on the clinical investigation from the sponsor. Where the competent authority considers that the requirements set out in Regula…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L531-20

As an exception to Book III of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, when the personal interview has been transcribed and audio recorded, the applicant may only have access…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Common provisions

Article 223-20

The amount of aid is determined according to the financial investment made by the distribution company, which takes the form of : 1° By the payment to production companies of advances granted in respe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-20

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-32, the departure on sabbatical leave may be deferred by the employer under the conditions mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 31…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Composition of gases

Article R4461-20

By way of derogation from I of Article R. 4461-19, breathing pure oxygen under pressure with a personal respirator is authorised during decompression periods in accordance with the decompression proce…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Updates

Article L224-25-26

With regard to updates which are not necessary to maintain the conformity of the digital content or digital service, the professional shall comply with the following conditions: 1° The contract author…

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