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Showing 17011710 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-3

…ceives from the Banque de France the information it gathers under the provisions of Articles R. 131-26 to R. 131-31 and R. 131-33 to R. 131-37;2° Carries out the tasks assigned to the Banque de France…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operation

Article R3262-19

…ing the payment, the paying body ensures, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles R. 3262-26 to R. 3262-31, that the person presenting the vouchers is a restaurant owner, hotel owner-res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article R613-1-B

…ph 2 of Article 312 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013. II - For the purposes of Articles L. 613-20-1 and L. 613-21-1, relevant information is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article L3332-1

…des ressources;9° The fraction of value added tax provided for in A to E of V of Article 16 of Law No. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on the finances for 2020;10° The fraction of the net proceeds of v…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article L312-11

…>articles L. 445-1 à L. 445-4 du code de l'urbanisme et les articles L. 342-7 à L. 342-26 du code du tourisme.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable to personal injury offences resulting from deliberate intoxication

Article 706-139-1

…nvestigation is referred to the investigating judge on the basis of articles 221-5-6,222-18-4or 222-26-2 of the Criminal Code and decides to refer the person under investigation to the trial court on…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-4

…s federation, provided that the event is included in the calendar mentioned in 1° of article R. 131-26 ; 2° Approved sports federations, their regional or departmental bodies and their members, provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Membership of company boards of directors or supervisory boards

Article L2312-74

In the companies referred to inArticle 1 of Law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector, with the exception of those listed in Annex III of this law, and in the companie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions common to the various councils.

Article L4233-7

…dopted by means of an electronic or audiovisual conference, under the conditions laid down by Order no. 2014-1329 of 6 November 2014 on remote deliberations by administrative bodies of a collegiate na…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Consumer Institute

Article R822-15

The public establishment is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, with the exception of 1° an…

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