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Showing 19511960 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article D784-9

…t-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-53no. 2016-1026 of 26 July 2016D. 612-54 to D. 612-56No. 2010-218 of 3 March 2010D. 612-57no. 2014-131…

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

Article D5217-36

…cessary deeds, notifications and enforcement measures under the conditions set by l'article D. 5217-26;3° To notify the administrators of the expiry of leases;4° To prevent prescription;5° To ensure t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 Z septies

…of this V also applies to small or medium-sized businesses, within the meaning of Article 51 of Law no. 2008-776 of 4 August 2008 on the modernisation of the economy, that meet the following condition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-6

…In 2009, for these beneficiaries, eligible real capital expenditure for 2007 is added to that for 2008 for the calculation of allocations from the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund.If the actual cap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-4

…bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in article 26 of Title I of the General Statute for Civil Servants. They are subject to the prohibition provide…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-62-2

I. - For the application of this section and notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the communication of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical docu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-14

…g a financial year to the following financial year, under the conditions set out in article R. 2135-26. The Board of Directors may delegate its powers in respect of administrative acts other than thos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-6

…sponsible and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to Article 1 of Decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the Sta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-8

…gency in the interministerial defence and security zone headquarters referred to in article R. 1311-26 of the Defence Code. II - The zone protocol also specifies the conditions under which the resourc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of departmental mandates

Article R3123-5

…sponsible and the additional service time for which they are liable pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 du 25 August 2000 relatif à l'aménagement et à la réduction du temps de travail dans la…

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