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Showing 52615270 of 23897 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 21-11-1974 n° 73-12.925

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6431-24

After the election of its Executive Council under the conditions set out in article LO 6432-6, the territorial council may form its committees and appoint its members or delegates to sit on outside bo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-40

The articles R. 642-1 to R. 642-21, excluding the first paragraph of article R. 642-10, are applicable to the assignment referred to in l'article L. 631-22. The mandataire judiciaire performs the duti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L774-28

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IX: Special provisions applicable to motor vehicle accidents occurring abroad.

Article L421-12

The guarantee fund is also responsible for compensating victims when the accident caused by a vehicle referred to in article L. 421-11 occurs during a journey directly linking two territories where th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R2343-3

In support of its application, the candidate shall produce : 1° A declaration on their honour that they do not fall into any of the cases mentioned in the legislative provisions of Sections 1 and 2 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-16

The authorisation holder shall inform the Director General of the Agency of the commencement of the activity covered by the authorisation. He shall also inform him of the definitive cessation of this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2564-8

Article L. 2123-21 does not apply in Mayotte.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority

Article R1233-7

In the event of safeguard proceedings, the employer or administrator sends a copy of the judgment referred to inarticle L. 626-11 of the Commercial Code to the regional director of companies, competit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, the persons with access to all information relating to beneficial owners are as follows: 1° Judicial officers, for the purposes of carrying out th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-1

…following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application…

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