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Showing 23512360 of 30233 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 11-6-1997 n° 964 PF

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-9

The programme or commitment authorisations and any revisions thereof shall be presented by the President of the Assembly of French Guyana. They are voted on by the Assembly of French Guiana when adopt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-117-3

I.-The prescription of a medicinal product for human use in veterinary medicine containing one or more critically important antibiotic substances mentioned in article L. 5144-1-1 and not contained in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-3

The chapters of budgets voted by nature correspond:a) Investment section:- to each of the two-digit accounts in classes 1 and 2 open to the nomenclature by nature, with the exception of the accounts "…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L23-111-1

I.-An inter-professional joint committee is set up at regional level to represent employees and employers in companies with fewer than eleven employees. II.It represents the employees and employers of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions applicable to legal entities

Article L123-11-1

Any legal entity is authorised to set up its registered office at the domicile of its legal representative and carry on business there, unless otherwise provided by law or contractual stipulations. Wh…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R*323-11

When it decides to implement one of the reorganisation measures defined in Article L. 323-8, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution : 1° As a matter of urgency, inform the competent auth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-11-1

Without prejudice to specific legislative provisions, when a private-law or public-law person takes over all or part of the activity of a chamber of commerce and industry, whatever the legal classific…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

The standard of ethics "securing the interventions of the statutory auditor-application of the fundamental principles of behaviour", approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: Ethical standa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-113-2

For the application of the provisions of 19° of article L. 71-113-3, the territorial authority of French Guiana proceeds with the depreciation of its fixed assets, including those received at disposal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-112-1

When the information gathered while a person is in police custody reveals that he or she is the subject of a legal protection measure, the judicial police officer or agent shall notify the curator or…

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