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Showing 17411750 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Privilege of the Treasury and its publicity

Article 1920

1. Taxes of all kinds and assimilated taxes, tax and criminal fines, the fixed procedural duty referred to in Article 1018 A and claims of all kinds in respect of indirect taxes, recovered by public a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 182

…icient. Persons who have been the subject of a partial referral order or partial transmission order and who do not remain under investigation for other facts are heard as assisted witnesses. The same…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS.

Article D1871-3

…The provisions of Section 7 of Chapter I of Title I of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7226-34

…endent of teaching expenses, the cost of which is borne by the local authority's budget, the travel and subsistence expenses of the chairman and members of the Martinique Economic, Social, Environment…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1839

If the articles of association do not contain all the particulars required by law or if a formality prescribed by law has been omitted or irregularly performed, any interested party is entitled to app…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3664-3

The constitution of provisions for liabilities and charges is mandatory as soon as the risk arises. The recognition of depreciation is mandatory in the event of a loss of value of an asset.The Chairma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-19

The negotiations provided for in article L. 2242-17 may also cover the prevention of the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors provided for in article L. 4161-1. An agreement reached on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 7: Withdrawal or death of a partner.

Article 1869

Without prejudice to the rights of third parties, a member may withdraw in whole or in part from the company, under the conditions laid down in the Articles of Association or, failing this, after auth…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article D7124-34

…ependent of teaching expenses, the cost of which is borne by the local authority budget, the travel and subsistence expenses of the chairman and members of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultura…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-31

The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy organises its work in the following configurations:-the standing committee provided for in articles D. 1432-33 and D. 1432-34 ; -four specialised commiss…

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