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Showing 661670 of 35842 articles for Art. 473 · Cass. 1re civ. avis 6 December 2018 · Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 2014 · CA Paris 20 November 2014

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Advances

Article R2193-20

…ms due to the subcontractor in accordance with the same procedures as those set out in articles R. 2191-11 and R. 2191-12.

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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 General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable in the event of transfer, termination or death

Article 201 ter

…e considered as a component of immediately taxable profit under the conditions laid down by article 201.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Advances

Article 232-20

…into a circuit, the sums entered in the automatic cinema operating account of the new owner are allocated to the amortisation of the balance of the advance granted to his predecessor.In the event of t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Capital amortisation.

Article L225-201

…the same conditions, to pay the company the amortised amount of their shares, increased, where applicable, by the first dividend or the statutory interest for the period elapsed in the current financi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Appeals against the decision of the departmental committee.

Article L752-20

The Chairman of the National Commission has the casting vote in the event of a tie. The decisions of the national commission shall indicate the number of votes in favour and against, as well as any ab…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-19

I.-The group solvency of the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 is calculated on the basis of consolidated data. The group solvency is equal to the difference between t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Sterilisation of medical devices.

Article R6111-20

…of the Minister for Health, and after obtaining the opinion of the regional health agency, a health care establishment or a healthcare cooperation group may entrust one or more sterilisation operation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-20

I.-The authorisation issued by the President of the Departmental Council indicates: 1° The name and company name of the legal entity managing the establishment or service; 2° The type of establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-20

The application to obtain the endorsement referred to in Article R. 5122-19 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by the manu…

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