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Showing 20512060 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-11-1

…tions, a client considered to be a professional client pursuant to the provisions of article D. 533-11. If the service provider agrees to this request, an agreement drawn up on a durable medium shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article D47-11-4

…nd visiting and accommodation rights pursuant to articles 373-2-1,375-7,378,378-1,379,379-1, or 515-11 of the Civil Code, where the judge is aware of the incarceration of the person who is the subject…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-1

…r of the network to which it belongs provides one of the services mentioned in II of Article L. 822-11 to a person or entity that is controlled by the public interest entity, within the meaning of I a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-11-2

…the victim or on appearing in certain places as provided for by article 138 of this Code or by 9°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 18° and 18° bis of article 132-45 of the Penal Code; 2° If the effectiveness of this…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to insurance and reinsurance undertakings.

Article R322-11-3

…ys of receiving notification of a disposal or reduction in holding as referred to in Article R. 322-11-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall acknowledge receipt of the notifica…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-10-11

…financial year.Between the deadline for mandating set out in the last paragraph of Article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on local tax rates set out in article 1639 A of the General Tax Code,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L71-111-10

…d of the financial year.Between the mandating deadline set in the last paragraph of Article L. 1612-11 and the deadline for voting on the rates of local taxation provided for in Article 1639 A of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-11-3

The joint national commission set up pursuant to the article 2 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the compulsory establishment of a statute for the administrative staff of the chambers…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-12

The accumulated result defined in article D. 71-111-11 is allocated, in the case of a surplus:1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Importation of faeces and faecal microbiota preparations

Article R513-11-10

…eeds. Only establishments or organisations holding the authorisation provided for in Article L. 513-11-1, pharmacies for internal use authorised under Article L. 5126-4 or pharmaceutical establishment…

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