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Showing 59015910 of 23442 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19-11-2020 n° 19-20.405

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 A663-8

The fee provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 663-9 for drawing up the economic, social and environmental report and assisting the debtor in preparing a safeguard or recovery plan (number…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to in-house pharmacies

Article R5126-1

The following may be authorised to have an in-house pharmacy under the conditions laid down in this chapter: 1° Health establishments, holders of authorisation for home hospitalisation, army hospitals…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-25-1

I.-When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, in its capacity as group supervisor, is informed by a supervisory authority of another Member State of a request to subject a subsidiary h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-1

The statement of projected income and expenditure is drawn up, on the one hand, taking into account the national tariffs for services provided for in l° of I of article L. 162-22-10 and in 1° of artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12-1

Metropolises' compulsory expenditure includes in particular: 1° Office and printing costs for the department of the metropolis and the costs of conserving the archives of the metropolis and the compen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L951-1-2

For its application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, Article L. 123-11-6 is worded as follows: Art.L. 123-11-6.-

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Regulated savings products

Article R742-15

…the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1No. 2020-93 of 5 February 2020R. 221-3 to R. 221-7n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008R. 221-8n° 2011-275 of 16 March 2011R. 221-8-1n° 2008-1263 of 4 Decem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-22

The rapporteur presents his report orally at the hearing. The party concerned and his counsel are invited to speak last. The proceedings are not public unless the person concerned or his counsel reque…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-23

The revenues of the budget of the communauté de communes include:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L311-5

The allocation of financial aid from the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject to the inclusion in the contracts concluded with the authors of cinematographic and audiovisual works…

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