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Showing 14511460 of 56651 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 1-10-1997 n° 1361

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-10

For the application of article R. 3115-53 in Wallis and Futuna, the words: "of article L. 522-1 of the Environment Code" are replaced by the words: "of locally applicable regulations on the marketing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Accountant's accounts (R)

Article D3342-10

The department's accountant is solely responsible for:1° Taking all necessary steps to collect revenues, legacies and donations and other resources allocated to the department's service;2° Taking, aga…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Creation, transformation and abolition of public health establishments.

Article R6141-10

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions ofarticle L. 6122-1 : 1° Public health establishments with national or inter-regional jurisdiction are created by decree after obtaining the opin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L251-10

Where, for one or more of the modes of exploitation, the line producer directly exploits an audiovisual work, he shall draw up the corresponding exploitation account in accordance with sub-section 1 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Construction. Housing

Article 1055 bis

The first transfer for valuable consideration of properties mentioned in 4° of 2 of Article 793 benefits from an allowance of €91,000 on the basis of registration duties and land registration tax. The…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-10

At a meeting to which the accused party is invited, the rapporteur presents the facts of which he has knowledge to the Regulatory Control Commission. He sets out his opinion on these facts and, where…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Multiple assets or seizures

Article R321-10

In the cases provided for in article R. 321-8 and in the first paragraph of article R. 321-9, the land registry mentions the deed or deeds that have not been published alongside the copy of the previo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Exercising rights in connection with criminal proceedings

Article L744-10

An appeal against a decision handed down by the criminal court may be lodged by the foreign national placed or kept in detention by means of a declaration to the person in charge of the place of deten…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article R3332-10

The sums paid by members to a company savings plan, the additional sums paid by the company, the sums allocated by way of profit-sharing and allocated voluntarily by employees to this savings plan as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions of application of simplified judicial liquidation.

Article D641-10

The thresholds provided for by Article L. 641-2, for the compulsory application of the simplified judicial liquidation procedure, are set for turnover excluding tax at €750,000 and for the number of e…

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