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Showing 11611170 of 59507 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 25 March 2009 · Cass. com. 16 October 2019 · Cass. 1re civ. 1 October 1986

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163

Supplementary, interpretative and amending deeds, as well as authorisations in general (numbers 168 to 170 in table 5), give rise to the collection of the following fees: Service number the service (t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-167

…s of statements, protests, difficulties, demarcations, deficiencies and powers of attorney (numbers 174 to 176 in Table 5): Service number the service (table 5 of article appendix 4-7) Designation of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial organisational provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris

Article R6147-16

…the Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris is carried out under the conditions laid down by Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The specific terms and con…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-16

…cooperation with their own tax status and the communes constitute operating expenses of Article L. 1212-3.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10: Business property tax

Article 1679 quinquies

…nt of a deposit, equal to 50% of the amount of taxes levied in respect of the previous year, before 1st April of the current year. The deposit is not due if this amount is less than €3,000. The advanc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Donated gametes.

Article R1211-25

The practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 carrying out sperm collection or oocyte retrieval with a view to donation is required : 1° Enquire about the gamet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-16

The statutory audit firms mentioned in article L. 822-1-4 file or send, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, an application for registration with the Haut conseil du commissariat aux…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

…uipment tax is introduced for the benefit of public establishments created pursuant to Article L. 321-36-1 of the town planning code.This tax is intended to finance the missions of these establishment…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Specific provisions for foreign nationals whose conduct is linked to terrorist activities

Article R733-16

…his reporting obligations to the police or gendarmerie units which were set, pursuant to article R. 733-1, when he was placed under house arrest. The foreign national is informed of this adaptation be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-25

Lenders shall ensure that the professional knowledge and skills of their staff are kept up to date, as part of ongoing training, through appropriate professional training, the minimum duration of whic…

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