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Showing 941950 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 Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds and formalities relating to partition and sale by voluntary auction

Article A444-196

A fixed fee of €346.16 is charged for publication of the judgment in the Land Registry (number 40 in Table 6).The fee for publication of the judgment in the Land Registry (number 40 in Table 6) is €34…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorisation.

Article R1243-19

…establishment or body shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé of the name of one or more medical officers to whom the staff carryi…

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

Article L2113-20

I. - The new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 benefit from the flat-rate allocation provided for in articles L. 2334-7 to L. 2334-12.II. - In the first year of the creation of the new commune,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1965 B

In the case of successive usufructs, as the eventual usufruct comes to an end, the bare owner is entitled to the return of a sum equal to what he would have paid less if the duty paid by him had been…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R724-19

Commission decisions made pursuant to articles L. 724-1, L. 724-3 and R. 724-20, and the orders of its president made pursuant to article L. 724-4 shall be notified to the judge sued by any means givi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-19

…leave starts or is renewed at the employee's initiative. It may not exceed one year for the entire career, including renewals. In the event of a sudden deterioration in the state of health of the per…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Police measures and penalties specific to bodies governed by the Insurance Code, the Mutual Insurance Code and the Social Security Code

Article R310-19

When the Autorité de contrôle decides, pursuant toArticle L. 612-33 of the Monetary and Financial Code, to initiate the procedure for the compulsory transfer of an undertaking's portfolio of contracts…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-19

…referred to in Article L. 211-3 shall draw up a nominative reference form. This statement shall indicate the details identifying the principal, the legal nature of his rights and any restrictions to w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-19

…d by the regional audit chamber and of the orders issued by the representative of the State in application of the provisions of this chapter. Without waiting for the deliberative assembly to meet, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 197-1

In the event of an appeal against an order dismissing the case, the assisted witness may, through his lawyer, make his observations before the investigating chamber. The interested party and his lawye…

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