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Showing 43114320 of 24040 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 26-10-2011 n° 10-24.608

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-2

The application for registration of an exhibition park provided for in Article R. 762-1 shall comply with Annex I of Annex 7-10 to this book.It shall also include:1° A plan of the park and its fixed a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-13

The head office and central administration of any credit institution or finance company authorised in accordance with Article L. 511-10 are located in France. These provisions do not apply to branches…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions (R)

Article R2221-21

The chairman of the board of directors appoints the director designated under the conditions provided for in Article L. 2221-10. It shall terminate its functions in the same manner, except in the case…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-11

The provisions of articles R. 5132-9 and R. 5132-10 do not apply to family planning or education centres and university student health services in the event of contraception being supplied to a minor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1431-6

…nmental cooperation establishments of an administrative nature are subject to the provisions of loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1723 ter

…of article 658, shall be recovered either in accordance with the procedures laid down when the loi n° 69-1168 du 26 décembre 1969, soit par voie d'apposition de timbre ou sur état, dans des condition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Invoicing and payment terms

Article L441-16

An administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and up to €2 million for a legal entity shall be imposed for:a) Failing to comply with the payment deadlines provided for in I of Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-186

Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-185, L. 22-10-56 and L. 22-10-57 are applicable to investment certificates, cooperative investment certificates and cooperative shareholder certificates.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R351-9

For the application of Article R. 351-8, in Article R. 314-19, the words: "L. 314-10 to L. 314-13" are replaced by the words: "L. 314-10 and L. 314-13".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Victims' rights

Article D1-2

The procedures for applying the victim's right to assistance by an interpreter and to translation, referred to in 7° of Article 10-2 and in Article 10-3, are set out in articles D. 594-12 to D. 594-16…

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