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Showing 451460 of 31530 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19-5-1981 n° 79-14.882

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocation of the second part of the grant provided for in Article L. 2511-39 (R).

Article R2113-19

…applicable to the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et aux communes déléguée…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-19

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 663-19, the liquidator appointed pursuant to the provisions of article L. 641-1, shall receive, for the entire judicial liquidation procedure, the fee p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Funeral services

Article L2223-19

The external funeral service is a public service mission comprising: 1° The transport of bodies before and after placing in the coffin; 2° The organisation of funerals; 3° The conservation care define…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-190

I. - The 10% limit stipulated in the first and penultimate paragraphs of I and in the first paragraph of II of article R. 214-32-19 is raised to 50% for general-purpose professional funds.However, a g…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-19

I. - Subject to the powers of the Prefect of Police referred to inarticle 73-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004 on the powers of prefects and the organisation and operation of State services in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-19

The decision of the judicial tribunal is notified without delay and within three days at the latest by the court registry to the applicant and the interested parties by registered letter with acknowle…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-4

However, if only one of the parents was born in France, the French child, by virtue of Article 19-3, has the option of renouncing this status in the six months preceding his majority and in the twelve…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article R621-19

The Chairman may decide, after obtaining the assent of the Accounting Officer:1° In the event of hardship for debtors, to grant an ex gratia remission of AMF claims, except for the duties and contribu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19

I.-As an exception to the provisions of Article 3 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, the Committees for the Protection of Individuals are subject…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-19

The products and transactions referred to in 2° of Article L. 561-10 are bearer bonds, securities and contracts and transactions relating to these products. When a bond, security or contract referred…

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