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Showing 15011510 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article L512-41

Ordinary general meetings must be held before 31 March for the regional mutual banks and before 30 April for the local mutual banks.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-32

Laboratories other than those mentioned in article R. 512-31 may be authorised to carry out analyses or tests, subject to approval.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article R775-15

…526-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree No. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article R775-11

…522-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree No. 2017-1313 of 31 August 2017.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 365-1

The president or one of the assessors designated by him or her writes the grounds for the judgment. In the event of a conviction, the statement of reasons shall consist of a statement of the main pros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-58

In proceedings relating to a felony or misdemeanour punishable by at least three years' imprisonment, where the hearing of a person referred to in Article 706-57 is likely to seriously endanger the li…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising under ordinary law

Article R322-32

…R. 322-31 and at the request of the pursuing creditor, a simplified notice is a…

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

Article R783-7

…m the decreeR. 612-30No. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-30-1No. 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-31-1n° 2017-293 of 6 March 2017R. 612-31-2n° 2018-179 of 13 Marc…

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

Article R782-7

…m the decreeR. 612-30No. 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-30-1No. 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 612-31n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-31-1n° 2017-293 of 6 March 2017R. 612-31-2n° 2018-179 of 13 Marc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-13

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