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Showing 77717780 of 30455 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. avis 20-10-2022 n° 22-70.011 B

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L742-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L743-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Tax rates

Article 1635 quater O

For the calculation of the municipal or inter-municipal share of the development tax, if the construction or development project is carried out in sectors with different rates pursuant to articles 163…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Committee (R).

Article R2113-21

The consultative commission provided for in article L. 2113-23, as it stood prior to la loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, meets in the town hall annex.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-40-1

…rovided for in articles 225-4-1 to 225-4-6 and 225-5 to 225-10 of the Criminal Code, who have contributed by their testimony to the ascertainment of the truth and whose life or physical integrity is s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-33

Any declaration of the organisation of a public combat sports event organised in a discipline for which a federation has been delegated must state: 1° The date, time, title and venue set for the event…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-6

…anti-doping rule violation and the agreements concluded in accordance with article L. 232-22 shall be made public after being notified to the persons who have been the subject of them. To this end, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Notification procedure.

Article R1123-24

…1° The identification and title of the research ;2° The name of the investigator or, where applicable, the coordinating investigator;3° The name of the sponsor;4° The dated identification of the doc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-8

Any person likely to benefit from the resale right who wishes to obtain from the organisations on the list mentioned in I of article R. 122-7 the transmission of a notice of sale concerning him, of wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Management of radiological emergencies

Article D1333-84

The support and advice provided pursuant to article R. 1333-86 take into account the following benchmark values:1° Effective dose of 10 mSv for the recommendation to take shelter ;2° Effective dose of…

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