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Showing 14211430 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Groups of economic operators and works or services entrusted to third parties

Article L3123-17

Persons against whom grounds for exclusion exist may not be entrusted with part of the works or services of a concession contract.When a person against whom grounds for exclusion exist is presented at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Employee representatives on company boards of directors or supervisory boards.

Article L2411-17

…supervisory board of public-sector companies, limited companies and partnerships limited by shares may only take place with the authorisation of the labour inspector. This authorisation is also requi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 E

…enefited from the increased rate of tax reduction provided for in the same article. These two fines may be cumulative.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Administrative penalties.

Article R5426-17

The Director referred to in Article R. 5312-26 shall take a decision by any means giving a date certain within fifteen days of the expiry of the one-month period within which the person concerned may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-17

…behalf of a client from another investment service provider other than an asset management company may rely on the due diligence performed by the latter investment service provider. The investment se…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-17

…atures provided for in 1°, are those for which protection is sought. However, a different procedure may be used if justified by the nature of the invention.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Temporary admission.

Article 173 sexies

The Director General of Customs and Indirect Taxation may, where circumstances justify, and subject to the provisions relating to value added tax, allow temporary admission accounts to be regularised:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-17

…xercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of the provisions of order no. 45-174 of 2 February 1945 relating to delinquent children. When they have jurisdiction to prosec…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-17

…nces of faults and negligence committed by them in the performance of their duties. Their liability may not, however, be incurred in respect of information or disclosures of facts made by them in the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-17

…be sent to the commission no later than fifteen days before the date of the hearing, but that they may consult the file at the secretariat until the day of the hearing.The secretary of the commission…

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