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Showing 791800 of 21304 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 24 Nov. 1998 – Chevassus-Marche

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-13

Article L. 1142-24-3 shall apply to compensation for the losses governed by this section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-12

The Autorité des marchés financiers may obtain from the depositary, on simple request, all information obtained in the performance of its duties and necessary for the performance of its tasks.If the A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-4

…on, on the basis of the net asset value of the vehicle calculated in accordance with Article L. 214-24-14. Where the undertaking may grant loans, the conditions for the redemption of units or shares l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-16

I. - Where the AIF or its management company delegates the valuation function to an external valuation expert, the AIF or its management company must be able to demonstrate to the Autorité des marchés…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-48

A merger, split or absorption affecting a general-purpose investment fund or a sub-fund is subject to approval by the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Obligations of the management company, the entity responsible for centralisation and the statutory auditor

Article L214-24-47

The statutory auditor is required to report as soon as possible to the Autorité des marchés financiers any fact or decision concerning the general-purpose investment fund of which he has become aware…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-5

…y farmers to comply with the conditions for application of the derogation defined in article L. 623-24-1 shall cause them to lose the benefit of the provisions of this section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-28

…general-purpose investment fund is open to non-professional investors, III and IV of article L. 214-24-10 do not apply.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3° Capital gains distributed by undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities and certain collective investments

Article 242 ter D

…lective investment in transferable securities and collective investments covered by articles L. 214-24-24 to L. 214-32-1, L. 214-139 to L. 214-147 and L. 214-152 to L. 214-166 of the Monetary and Fina…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article D6341-24-3

The minimum and maximum monthly amounts provided for in articles D. 6341-24-2, D. 6341-26 and D. 6341-32-2 are set at €685 and €1,932.52 respectively.

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