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Showing 23912400 of 56861 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20-1-1966 n° 68

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-12-1

The total assets of the AIFs mentioned in IV and VI of Article L. 532-9:1° Do not exceed the threshold of 100 million euros, including assets acquired through the use of leverage; or2° Does not exceed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-16-1

The period of time after which the AMF's silence on applications for professional certification from bodies that organise examinations to verify the professional knowledge of individuals placed under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-15-1

When assessing the notification provided for in I of Article L. 532-9-1, the AMF shall assess, for the purpose of ensuring that the portfolio management company targeted by the proposed acquisition ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative authorisation.

Article R5142-12-1

When a company mentioned in article R. 5142-1 plans to close one of its establishments authorised in application of the provisions of article R. 5142-5, it informs the Agence nationale de sécurité san…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-19

Where the criminal court considers refusing to enforce a confiscation order on the basis of one of the grounds referred to in 1°, 3° and 7° of article 713-20 or article 713-22, it shall, before taking…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Use of fixed-term usage contracts

Article 122-15

…or has been informed, pursuant to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L152-1

…following provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L156-1

…the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6212-1

…ve of the State in Saint-Barthélemy exercises his powers under the conditions set out in the décret n° 2007-1071 du 6 juillet 2007 relatif au représentant de l'Etat dans la collectivité de Saint-Barth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area holding evidence of formal qualifications as a midwife issued by one of these States

Article R4151-19

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, acting on behalf of the Minister for Health, shall rule on the application for authorisation to practise referred to in article L. 4151-5-1 in a…

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