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Showing 19611970 of 21091 articles for Art. CA Paris 20-5-2009 n° 08-2432

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-5

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesI…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-5

…to a disciplinary or administrative sanction of removal from office, striking off the register, revocation, withdrawal of authorisation or withdrawal of authorisation; 4° Have not been subject to pers…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-5

…ss to information concerning them contained in the file in accordance with the article 49 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-53

Local authorities and their groupings, alone or jointly, allocate a travel allowance to students mentioned in article D. 1511-52 for travel undertaken as part of their training period and for journeys…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article L2333-56

A progressive levy based on the proceeds of casino games governed by articles L. 321-1 et seq. of the Internal Security Code. The base for this levy is determined as follows: 1° Gross gaming revenue,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-51

…ontributions provided for in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article R. 4381-34 and shares distributed following a capital increase may not exceed the same rate plus two points. The surplus profits, after any reserv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R4381-50

Any member may, at any time, inspect the documents referred to in Article R. 4381-49, the minute books and the registers and documents held by the company. The right to inspect includes the right to t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-5

…st paragraph of I of Article L. 20 of the Electoral Code shall be lodged within seven days of notification of the commission's decision.The territorially competent judicial court is that in whose juri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Fees charged by bailiffs

Article A444-52

…n the right to institute proceedings mentioned in Article A. 444-15 apply to the portion of the fee calculated on portions of claim amounts greater than or equal to €3,040 with a maximum discount rate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of training costs under the personal training account

Article D6323-5

I.-The educational costs and the costs associated with the validation of skills and knowledge relating to one of the actions mentioned in article L. 6323-6 taken by the employee, whether during workin…

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