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Showing 25312540 of 56879 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 10-1-2018 n° 16-25.190 F-PB

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-10

When a programme of new housing or a housing development is located within the territorial jurisdiction of several arrondissement councils, the allocation of housing between the arrondissements or gro…

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

Article L811-10

The status of court-appointed administrator registered on the list is incompatible with the exercise of any other profession, with the exception of that of lawyer. It is, moreover, incompatible with:…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operations

Article R515-10

The agency also performs its duties in the French overseas departments and collectivities and in New Caledonia.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-10

In the case provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 611-2 or where Article L. 611-2-1, the President of the Court shall have the Registrar summon the legal representative of the debtor legal…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-10

Validation of acquired experience with a view to obtaining a diploma for teaching, leading or supervising an activity mentioned in article R. 212-7 of this code, or training its participants, is subje…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure for calculating the amount of the advance

Article R2191-10

The terms of the contract specify the conditions for payment of the advance and its rate.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-103

The statutory auditors referred to in article L. 225-101 are appointed and carry out their duties under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-7. The report describes the assets to be acquired, in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary subsection: Prohibition on using the services of a person who has been the subject of an anti-doping sanction

Article R232-41-16

Federations shall inform the French Anti-Doping Agency, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or by any means that guarantees the origin and receipt of this transmission of information,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Approved management centres, management and accounting associations, approved associations of the liberal professions and approved joint management bodies

Article 1649 quater E

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-10

I.-The services listed under numbers 39 to 84 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Service number the service (table 2 of article appendix 4-7)…

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