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Showing 46314640 of 23862 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 29-10-2008 n° 07-16.185

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6212-1

…ve of the State in Saint-Barthélemy exercises his powers under the conditions set out in the décret n° 2007-1071 du 6 juillet 2007 relatif au représentant de l'Etat dans la collectivité de Saint-Barth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-214-2

By way of derogation from I and II of article R. 214-32-29, corporate mutual funds may hold, without limitation, transferable securities issued by the company or by a company belonging to the same gro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 I bis

I.-Where they have applied the provisions of I of article 1464 I, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Search and recording

Article L531-4

Failure to comply with the seizure measure mentioned in article L. 512-29 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-14

Authorisation may only be granted for facilities that meet the conditions set out in articles R. 6322-15 to R. 6322-29.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance

Article R3334-3

La dotation de fonctionnement minimale instituée par l'article L. 3334-7 est attribué aux départements métropolitains qui en remplissent les conditions d'attribution dans les conditions définies à l'a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

Articles R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-30 are applicable in New Caledonia, in the version resulting from decree no. 2014-897 of 15 August 2014 relating to the judicial procedure for the release and review of n…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Articles of association, share capital, shares.

Article R4381-34

The following may be contributed to a société civile professionnelle d'infirmiers ou d'infirmières ou de masseurs-kinésithérapeutes, in property or in enjoyment 1° All intangible rights, whether movab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking service providers

Article R774-1

…14R. 511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exception of a, b and d of 2° of its In° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R. 511-2-1n°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking services providers

Article R773-1

…14R. 511-2No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017R. 511-2-1-1 with the exception of a, b and d of 2° of its In° 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018R. 511-2-1-2 and R. 511-2-1-3n° 2016-501 of 22 April 2016R. 511-2-1n°…

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