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Showing 19311940 of 35615 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 5-7-1995 n° 93-10.924

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Funding bodies

Article D214-240-7

The former specialised finance fund, which retains the assets whose disposal would not be in the interests of investors pursuant to Article L. 214-190-3-1, and the new specialised finance fund have th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-70

I. - The proceeds of the tax are paid into the budget of the municipality or public establishment which reimburses the payments made:1° To employers who can prove that they have provided permanent acc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-23

The suspension of an online public communication service may be ordered by the interim relief judge for the facts provided for in Article 421-2-5 of the Criminal Code when they constitute a manifestly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration

Article R123-79

The powers relating to the supervision of the trade and companies register and related disputes, provided for in Article L. 123-6, are exercised, for legal entities that are not merchants within the m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions relating to economic and financial capacity

Article R2142-7

The minimum turnover required may not be more than twice the estimated value of the contract or of the lot, unless justified by its subject-matter or the conditions under which it is to be performed.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Principle of free administration

Article D1111-7

The representative mentioned in 4° to 7° of II of Article L. 1111-9-1 whose seat becomes vacant as a result of death, resignation or the loss of the capacity in respect of which he was elected or appo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-7

I. - When some of the communes of a syndicat de communes or a syndicat mixte form part of a communauté d'agglomération, by the creation of this communauté, by the merger of public establishments of in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-7

At least two months after the referral to the commission provided for in article L. 1411-5, the deliberative assembly decides on the choice of delegatee and the public service delegation agreement.The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trade union representation at branch level

Article L2122-7

Trade union organisations that are affiliated to a national cross-industry trade union confederation and that meet the conditions of article L. 2122-5 in these colleges are representative at branch le…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L831-7

In Martinique, the summary visits provided for in Articles L. 812-3 and L. 812-4 may be carried out in an area between the coastline and a line drawn one kilometre below it, as well as on national roa…

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