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Showing 79217930 of 27495 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 25-9-2013 n° 12-21.280

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Conversion to attachment for payment

Article R523-10

Where necessary, the provisions of articles…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-26

The classification, labels and aid awarded in year n are renewed in year n + 1. When general measures taken by the public authorities to prohibit or restrict access to cinematographic establishments a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Donated gametes.

Article R1211-27

Gametes may only be made available if they are accompanied by a document drawn up by the practitioner mentioned in article R. 1211-25 specifying :1° The name and address of the authorised establishmen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R1511-4-2

The deliberative assemblies of the territorial authorities and their groupings determine the conditions for the allocation, liquidation, payment, cancellation and repayment of aid granted under this s…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-5

TABLE SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL DATA CONCERNING AN ACTIVITY WITHOUT PERSONALITY LEGAL INFORMATION TO BE ATTACHED TO THE NOTIFICATION FORM FOR A MERGER OPERATIONActivity: Exercise N closed on: Financial yea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-34

A professional practice standard may simplify the requirements provided for in Article R. 822-33 for the certification of the accounts of small undertakings, within the meaning of Article 3(2) of Dire…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5-3

For the application of 2° of I of Article L. 561-5, and by way of derogation from Article R. 561-5-2, when the measures provided for in 1° to 3° of Article R. 561-5-1 cannot be implemented: 1° The per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R920-2

For the application of this code in the Department of Mayotte, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° to 8° Repealed;9° "préfet" or "sous-préfet" by "représentant de l'Etat à Mayotte";10° "…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Penalties (R).

Article R1611-13

I. - The manager of any personalised support voucher organisation is liable to a 4th class fine:- for failing to send, at the intervals specified in article R. 1611-6, to each distributing authority o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Request for review

Article L531-41

An application for reconsideration is an asylum application submitted after a final decision has been taken on a previous application.The fact that the applicant has explicitly withdrawn his previous…

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