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Showing 50015010 of 21018 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 14 février 2003 n° 00-19423

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

…inancial year, for financial years ending between 2 January 2018 and 29 June 2019; d) No later than 14 weeks after the end of the financial year, for financial years ending between 30 June 2019 and 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties applicable

Article L2333-15

…ilure to declare advertising media within the time limits set out in articles L. 2333-13 et L. 2333-14 or when these declarations have the effect of reducing the amount of tax actually due, the taxpay…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-70

The sentence enforcement judge may grant the detainee permission to leave under mobile electronic surveillance for one or more days in order to maintain family ties or to prepare for the end of the de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Data communication service providers

Article L774-39

…rder no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-11 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 549-12 to L. 549-14 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 549-15 with the exception of III Order 2017-1107 of 22 June…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1-2

…ised in application of article L. 723-11, the electoral roll commission mentioned in article L. 713-14 meets when convened by its chairman in order to examine the applications for registration on the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article R612-15

…expenditure, analyses the elements of re-invoicing of the resources provided for in Article R. 612-14 and the differences between forecasts and budget implementation.II. - After approval by the Super…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-5

…or in Articles R. 5124-6, R. 5124-7, R. 5124-10, R. 5124-10-1, R. 5124-10-2, R. 5124-13 and R. 5124-14 , as well as the content of the file attached to the application, are laid down by decision of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-16

An intern suffering from a condition on the list mentioned in article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organisation of medical committees a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-4

…the payment notice is drawn up is the subject of automated processing within the meaning of the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, la possibilité d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: National Council and National Disciplinary Chamber.

Article L4122-3

…o have been sanctioned pursuant to the provisions of article L. 4124-6 of this Code and articles L. 145-2 and L. 145-2-1 of the Social Security Code are ineligible.The duties of assessor to the nation…

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