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Showing 34013410 of 19581 articles for Art. 21 mars 2001 + Cass. 3e civ.

French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 octies

…of 42 for those assessed under the conditions provided for in article 1499 and by a coefficient of 21 for those assessed under the conditions provided for in article 1501.However, when a taxpayer has…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Content of the contract

Article 1165

In contracts for the provision of services, in the absence of agreement between the parties prior to their performance, the price may be fixed by the creditor, who is responsible for giving reasons fo…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conclusion and proof of the insurance contract - Form and transmission of policies.

Article L112-9

…aragraph of I are investigated and recorded by the agents mentioned in articles L. 511-3 and L. 511-21 of the Consumer Code, under the conditions set out in article L. 511-5 of this Code.Failure to re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…orm and prior to Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 on finance for 2018 shall receive in 2020, 2021 and 2022 allocations under the three fractions of the rural solidarity allocation at least equal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-18

…lating to passenger rail services;11° A statement of changes in assets provided for in articles L. 3213-2 et L. 4221-4 ;12° Other statements relating to the assets and financial situation of the Corsi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Procedural obligations and rights of appeal

Article L613-58

…taking concerned participates; 13° The competent authorities, within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 and L. 532-16, of the Member States of the European Union in which the undertaking mentioned in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-10

…ality of the water in the swimming pool in accordance with the conditions laid down in article L. 1321-5. III.-Water samples taken for the analyses mentioned in 3° of II are taken by agents of the Reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Person responsible

Article R2142-37

The responsible person referred to in Article L. 2142-3-1 must meet one of the requirements set out in Article R. 2142-11 and have at least two years' practical experience in reproductive medicine and…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-1

Where provisional enforcement has been ordered, it may be stopped, in the event of an appeal, only by the first president and in the following cases: 1° If it is prohibited by law; 2° Where there are…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Availability of consultation documents

Article R2332-4

Provided that the economic operators have requested it in good time, additional information on the consultation documents shall be sent no later than:1° In the case of a restricted invitation to tende…

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