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Showing 90119020 of 11860 articles for Art. CA Paris – 9 Jan. 2019 – no. 18/09522

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

Article D6262-2

…ls runs from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be produced, depending on the case, by articles D. 6262-9, D. 6262-12, D. 6262-15, D. 6262-16 et D. 6262-19. These provisions appl…

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

Article D6362-2

…all run from receipt at the registry of all the documents required to be produced, depending on the case, by articles D. 6362-9, D. 6362-12, D. 6362-15, D. 6362-16 and D. 6362-19. These provisions app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-2

…pointed by the most representative organisations of the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service; 3° Thr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Derogation from the territoriality of the sites of a medical biology laboratory

Article R6222-4

…eral of a Regional Health Agency establishes that, in an area defined in b of 2° of Article L. 1434-9, the supply of medical biology does not meet the needs of the population, in particular because of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-1

…tion of the public prosecutor in charge of the investigation or the investigating judge hearing the case, who shall notify the public prosecutor's office in advance, ask any civil servant or public ag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-4

For the application of II of article L. 2336-5, the allocation reverting to the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation corresponds to the allocation calculated for the inter-municipal ent…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R211-2

…ddress of their guarantor and insurer in their correspondence and contractual documents. Where applicable, this information must also appear on their websites. Non-contractual or advertising documents…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° sexies : Tax reduction for expenses relating to the conservation or restoration of movable objects classified as historical monuments

Article 199 duovicies

…II. - The tax reduction applies when the following conditions are met:1° The work is authorised and carried out in accordance with the requirements of article L. 622-12 of the Heritage Code;2° The obj…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Participation of residents in local life

Article L2143-1

…paration, implementation and evaluation of actions of interest to the district, in particular those carried out under city policy. The town council may allocate premises to the neighbourhood councils…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-107

…otection order as soon as he is informed by the competent authority of the issuing State of its revocation. He may also terminate these measures: 1° Where there is evidence that the victim does not re…

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