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Showing 571580 of 32067 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 14-5-2008 n° 07-10.522

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Presentation and determination of the statement of estimates of revenue and expenditure

Article R6145-14

The appropriations entered in the budget are assessed, with the exception of those entered in a list of titles or chapters, drawn up by order of the ministers responsible for health, social security a…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R2192-14

The date of receipt of the request for payment and the date of performance of the services shall be established by the services of the contracting authority or, where applicable, by the project manage…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3133-14

The date of receipt of the request for payment and the date of performance of the services shall be established by the services of the contracting authority or, where applicable, by the project manage…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-14

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall have an accounting officer appointed by order of the Minister responsible for the budget.The accounting officer shall be responsible for keeping the accounts…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Use and maintenance of the building

Article L315-14

The debtor also loses the benefit of the term when he changes the use of the mortgaged property or when he refuses the creditor access to the mortgaged property to ensure that it is in a good state of…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: The European order for payment.

Article 1424-15

The review procedure in exceptional cases is governed by articles 1424-8 to 1424-13.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of hospitals and universities.

Article L6142-14

As stated in article…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-148

The application for an agreement is made by submitting a file that includes in particular: 1° A presentation of the employing organisation, its project and its objectives; 2° The number and characteri…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Readmission of foreign nationals holding long-term resident status - EU granted by France

Article R621-14

In the event that the foreign national has been recognised as a refugee or stateless person, or has been granted the benefit of subsidiary protection in France and remains under the protection of Fran…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-14

The summary data on the financial situation of the local authority, provided for in article L. 6361-11, include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/population;2° Tax revenue/populatio…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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