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Showing 56115620 of 9424 articles for Art. CA Versailles 14-11-1996

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-31

…report of the commissaire à l'exécution du plan. Its decision is notified to the debtor and communicated to the public prosecutor and to the commissioner for the execution of the plan. It is subject…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-39

…s: 1° An assessment of existing sports provision in the region, including in particular the identification of any territorial deficits and the public groups for whom it is not accessible; 2° A program…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…report; 4° The financial account, and the report noting the existence of any surpluses; 5° The allocation of the surplus of the net accounting result after deduction, where applicable, of the dividen…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2132-12

The purchaser is not obliged to use electronic means of communication in the following cases: 1° For the contracts mentioned in articles R. 2122-1 to R. 2122-11 and meeting a need whose estimated valu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions applicable to privatisation operations

Article 248 F

The provisions of article 150-0 A are not applicable in the context of the transactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-16

A commune may join a syndicate for only some of the competences exercised by the syndicate. In this case, the decision to set up the syndicate or an amending decision determines the list of communes t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-7

…y and provide it with all details of the alleged illegalities. He may include in his appeal an application for a stay of execution. This request will be granted if one of the grounds invoked appears s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20-2

I.-Seals and samples are sent to the central service for the preservation of biological samples in standardised packaging in accordance with the procedures laid down by joint order of the Minister of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-3

…ay, by decree, define the maximum amounts that banking establishments may charge individuals in New Caledonia for the following banking services: 1° Opening, maintaining and closing an account; 2° One…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-3

…est; 4° Direct debit for bank transfers; 5° Sending a monthly statement of account transactions; 6° cashing cheques and bank transfers free of charge; 7° cash deposits and withdrawals free of charge a…

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