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Showing 28112820 of 21018 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 14 février 2003 n° 00-19423

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-4

If the resources generated by the depreciation charge for the year are greater than the financing requirement for the syndicate's investment section, the surplus portion may be taken from the operatin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-22

Approved laboratories send the results of their analyses to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, who forwards them to the Prefect with his comments and to the person responsible for pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article R1424-53

…to be commanded by a professional firefighter by application of the second paragraph of article R. 1424-41, continue, by necessity of service, to be commanded by a volunteer firefighter. It also stip…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Preparation and implementation (R)

Article R1614-48

…grant in respect of the establishment and implementation of the documents mentioned in article R. 1614-41 pursuant to Article L. 1614-9 is allocated to the communes, public establishments for inter-co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article R5721-2

When a mixed syndicate defined in article L. 5721-2 no longer counts, as a result of the application of articles L. 5211-41-1, L. 5215-22, L. 5215-40-1, L. 5216-7 and L. 5216-10, only one member, its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Other resources.

Article L4414-4

…ff of police fines relating to road traffic, in accordance with article 96 of the 1971 Finance Act (n° 70-1199 du 21 décembre 1970).

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-9

…ent of the return decision, the public prosecutor with jurisdiction pursuant to article 34-1 of law n° 95-125 of 8 January 1995 to directly request the police force in order to enforce the decision is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial investment advisers.

Article D541-8

…uant to the provisions of article L. 621-15 or as a result of a sanction imposed before 24 November 2003 by the Commission des Opérations de Bourse, the Conseil des Marchés Financiers or the Conseil d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Presentation of the request

Article R2333-120-31

I. - In the event of a challenge to the decision made following the mandatory prior administrative appeal, the request must be accompanied by:1° A copy of the payment notice for the post-parking charg…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Solidarity between spouses and partners in a civil solidarity pact

Article 1691 bis

I. - Spouses and partners bound by a civil solidarity pact are jointly and severally liable for payment of:1° Income tax where they are subject to joint taxation;2° Council tax on second homes and oth…

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