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Showing 501510 of 40503 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 24 March 1999 · Cass. com. 13 February 2007 · Cass. com. 31 May 2011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations.

Article L5215-31

Within the perimeter of the conurbation in which the urban community exercises its powers, roads may be redistributed between the State, the département and the urban community. The corresponding clas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: The accounting officer (R)

Article R2221-31

The accounting officer may, under his responsibility, delegate his signature to one or more agents whom he constitutes his authorised representatives.The accounting officer is responsible for the oper…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R4441-24

Alternate members replace, where appropriate, full members who are prevented from sitting or who cease to hold office for any reason before the end of their term of office. In the latter case, the ter…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 222-24

In the case mentioned in 2° of Article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-31

…orts agent, in particular documents relating to the company referred to in article L. 222-8 that he may have set up and the employees of this company.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Production advances

Article 311-67

The maximum amount of advances that may be granted to a production company during a financial year is determined on the basis of the sum entered, at the beginning of the current year, in the audiovisu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Compliance with the Code of Ethics

Article R8124-31

…rality and probity. I undertake not to reveal any manufacturing secrets or operating processes that may come to my knowledge in the course of my duties. "

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central bodies

Article L511-31

…uidity and solvency of each of these institutions and companies and of the network as a whole. They may also decide to prohibit or limit the distribution of dividends to shareholders or the remunerati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-31

…5. Only the representative(s) of the college(s) whose status corresponds to the texts on the agenda may attend meetings of this committee; b) A commission responsible for examining issues relating to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-2

…a certificate of nationality, the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court may presume, in the absence of other elements, that the civil status records drawn up abroad and whi…

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