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Showing 22012210 of 20648 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 16 July 1998 – no. 96-18404

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-9

…the alternate of the candidate concerned in accordance with article 19 of the aforementioned decree no. 96-1005 of 22 November 1996.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-39

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-96 and to the texts adopted for its application is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article A431-1

…holdings in the capital of the sociétés immobilières de promotion defined in Title I of the law of 16 July 1971, when the amount of these acquisitions or extensions of holdings in the capital does no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Medical and medical-psychological examinations.

Article D17

…opriateness of requesting or ordering the investigations and examinations referred to in Article D. 16, the judicial authorities shall take the utmost account of, in particular: 1° Whether the person…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R764-11

…ticle R. 440-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des march…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Clearing houses

Article R762-11

…ded for in II, Article R. 440-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des march…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24-1

…e authorised agents may order, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 512-16, of goods in order to subject them to the controls provided for in article L. 511-14. The sample…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Investment certificates.

Article R228-34

The special meeting of holders of investment certificates called to vote on the proposal to waive preferential subscription rights shall be held before the general meeting of shareholders and, where a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 234 decies A

…uties provided for in articles 736 to 741 bis for the period running from 1 January to 30 September 1998, must enter, on the declaration provided for in article 170 relating to 1999, the basis of thes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-46

A person who has fully complied with the validations and checks carried out pursuant to articles L. 123-43 to L. 123-45 is registered in the national register of companies as a "company in the trades…

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