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Showing 16011610 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15

…aw the authorisation of a credit institution at the request of the institution.Pursuant to Articles 4 and 14 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, such withdrawal may also be dec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-15

…ion and departments, the Corsican collectivity, the territorial collectivities governed by articles 73 and 74 of the Constitution or the collectivity of New Caledonia; 3° Municipalities; 4° Public est…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Joint ventures.

Article 1872-1

…turned to his benefit. In all cases, with regard to property deemed undivided pursuant to article 1872 (paragraphs 2 and 3), the provisions of Chapter VI of Title I of Book III of this Code shall app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-18

By way of derogation from the first paragraph of Article R. 5141-16, for the veterinary medicinal products mentioned in this Article, the dossier attached to the marketing authorisation application is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Compensation for victims

Article L1142-15

…erson responsible for the damage is not insured or the insurance cover provided for in article L. 1142-2 has been exhausted or has expired, the Office instituted in article L. 1142-22 is substituted f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 224-18 to L. 224-23 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €3,000 for a natural person and up to €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Assessment procedure

Article 1503

…d the communal direct tax commission draw up the list of reference premises referred to in article 1496, determine their weighted surface area and establish the corresponding assessment rates. The tax…

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

Article 312-18

The aid is paid as follows:- 75% at the time of the award decision;- 25% after submission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée of the formalised version of the project for the concept…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-18

Any sums collected by the administrator or the mandataire judiciaire that are not transferred to the debtor's bank or postal accounts, for the purposes of continuing the business, must be paid immedia…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedures before committees

Article R712-18

Notifications made by the commission secretariat to the debtor and creditors by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt are duly made to the address previously indicated by the addressee. In…

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