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Showing 13711380 of 37142 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 19 March 1996 · Cass. com. 15 September 2009 · Cass. com. 16 January 1973 · Cass. 1re civ. 14 March 1962 · Cass. com. 12 November 2008 · Cass. com. 9 October 2019 n° 18-13.286

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Permanent rules

Article 1511

I.-Where the assessment rates referred to in article 1510 have not been set by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, the mayor, duly authorised by the municipal council, is entitle…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-1

…r electronic surveillance or judicial supervision shall end unless the third paragraph of Article 179 is applied.The committal order states that if the appearance procedure on prior recognition of gui…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-10

…e administrative authority, concluded within six months of the validation provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-3, determines, where applicable on the basis of a social and territorial impact study prescr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conduct of the competition

Article R2162-18

After analysing the applications and giving its reasoned opinion on them, the jury examines the plans and projects submitted anonymously by the economic operators admitted to take part in the competit…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-3

…nite period. In the absence of such an agreement, undivided ownership will be governed by articles 815 et seq on expiry of the fixed-term agreement.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Auctions.

Article D514-18

Judicial auctioneers or other public officials are allocated a proportional fee on the proceeds of sales, the amount of which is set by decision of the Guidance and Supervisory Board, to cover the cos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L785-14

…able: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 634-1 to L. 634-3 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022 L. 634-4 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016II - For the application of the articles men…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Authorised and certified operators

Article R2343-18

Registration on the lists mentioned in the articles of this subsection may not be imposed on economic operators with a view to their participation in a defence or security contract.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Multi-annual territorial plan for risk management and healthcare system efficiency

Article R1441-19

…management, defined within the framework of the territorial multi-annual plan defined in article R. 1441-17.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article D112-19

The public body is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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