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Showing 51315140 of 42570 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 3-3-2021 n° 19-21.420

French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Valuation of public property by the holder of the partnership contract

Article L2233-3

Where leases are granted by the holder for a term exceeding that of the partnership contract, the conditions for the purchaser to take over the lease must be the subject of an agreement between the pu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Termination of concession contracts

Article L3136-3

Where the concession contract is an administrative contract, the concession-granting authority may terminate it: 1° In the event of sufficiently serious misconduct on the part of the concessionaire; 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-5

The non-collective sanitation fee includes a share intended to cover the costs of checking the design, siting and proper execution and operation of the installations and, where applicable, a share int…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-1

The minor capable of discernment shall be informed by the person or persons exercising parental authority, the guardian or, where applicable, by the person or service to whom he or she has been entrus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Balanced representation of women and men

Article L2314-30

For each electoral college, the lists referred to in article L. 2314-29 which include several candidates are made up of a number of women and men corresponding to the proportion of women and men regis…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R442-3

The guarantees referred to in I of Article 84 of the Amending Finance Act 2012-1510 of 29 December 2012 are issued to finance transactions carried out by public administrations or public or private se…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Tax on the operators of electronic contact platforms for the provision of certain transport services

Article 300 sexies

I. - The tax is declared and settled by the taxpayer on the dates determined by an order of the Minister responsible for the budget. The frequency of declarations and payments is at most monthly and a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-35

For the application of the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 611-7or the last paragraph of Article L. 611-10-1, the debtor summons the creditor referred to in these provisions before the president o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Incidents

Article R3252-38

If the employer is notified of an administrative attachment by a third party relating to a debt not guaranteed by the Treasury's lien, in accordance with article L. 262 of the Book of Tax Procedures,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Optional provisional enforcement

Article 517-3

Where provisional execution has not been requested, or if, having been requested, the judge has omitted to rule, it may be requested, in the event of an appeal, only from the first president or, as so…

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