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Showing 49114920 of 56672 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-1-2018 n° 15-27.525

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-10

I.-Proceeds from traffic fines are shared, in proportion to the number of traffic offences committed in their respective territories during the year preceding that for which the allocation is made, be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Bodies

Article L5215-16

The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of Part Two relating to the conditions for exercising municipal mandates, excluding articles L. 2123-18-1, L. 2123-18-3 et L. 2123-22, are applicabl…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The rights of spouses and matrimonial property regimes.

Article 1290

The urgent measures provided for in

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-16

The commissioner responsible for the implementation of the plan shall be allocated, in respect of a mission to collect and distribute dividends determined by the plan, remuneration equal to an emolume…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-16

I.-The user, provider of actions contributing to the development of skills, enters, records and transmits the data mentioned in article R. 6351-15. II.-The user, an agent responsible for monitoring vo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-1

…Banque de France, which alone is authorised to centralise this information.It is subject to the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Types of practice

Article R743-120

…rce are governed by the provisions of Book II, subject to the provisions of this section and of law n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article L211-14

If the judge setting the compensation considers that the offer made by the insurer was manifestly inadequate, he shall automatically order the insurer to pay into the guarantee fund provided for in ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17

Any breach by financial investment advisers as defined in article L. 541-1 of the laws, regulations and professional obligations applicable to them is subject to sanctions imposed by the Enforcement C…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L3361-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia to concession contracts entered into by the State or its public establishments, subject…

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