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Showing 13311340 of 50010 articles for Art. CJEC – Metro I – 25 Oct. 1977 – case 26/76

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1511-25

The maximum rate at which local authorities or their groupings may bear the commission or commissions relating to a single loan is set by order of the Minister for the Economy and Finance.

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

Article R1612-25

If the initial budget, sent to the regional audit chamber, in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 1612-9 has not been adopted in real balance, the representative of the State shall refe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article D1617-25

The provisions of articles R. 283 A-1 to R. 283 D-1 of the Book of Tax Procedures shall apply under the same conditions to claims recovered in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 1617…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-25

The terms or level of remuneration received by bank and payment services intermediaries for their intermediation activity and the way in which bank and payment services intermediaries remunerate their…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article R2314-25

The Court of First Instance shall give its decision within ten days of the matter being referred to it, without any costs or procedural formalities, and after giving three days' notice to all interest…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-25

If, from the time of the customer's request, the following services are carried out within a period shorter than the reference period specified in the table below, they give rise to the collection of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Remuneration.

Article R6152-25

Hospital practitioners who are not self-employed contribute to the supplementary social insurance pension scheme set up by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970 creating a supplementary social insura…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-25

The provisions of this subsection are applicable in the context of the investigation and establishment of offences.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L3123-25

Retirement pensions already liquidated and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by elected departmental representatives continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they were cons…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Social protection

Article L4135-25

Retirement pensions already paid and rights acquired before 30 March 1992 by regional elected representatives continue to be honoured by the institutions and bodies with which they were constituted or…

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