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Showing 31013110 of 37804 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 2e – 31 May 2018 – no. 17-17518

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1-4

…al representative referred to in paragraph 3 of Article 77 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 shall carry out his duties in professional premises located on national territory.His activity…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-2

…nts, taking into account any revenue recorded during the additional period mentioned in Article R. 3311-3. These duties are net of the assessment, non-assessment and collection costs provided for in t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Budget (R)

Article R2221-47

…ropriations in the operating section of the budget not committed at the close of the financial year may not be carried over to the budget for the following financial year. Expenditure in the operating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L3334-1

…onding to the reductions in allocations to be provided for in 2023 pursuant to Article 199-1 of Law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities. In 2017, this amount…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…ising officer and the accounting officer;7° Write-offs and cancellations, subject to article R. 114-31 ;8° Contracts, agreements or markets;9° General terms and conditions of sale for products and ser…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers

Article R6331-38

The contribution due by companies with fewer than eleven employees is settled on 31 January of the year following payment of the last instalment. The balance of the contribution due is paid on that da…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-145

One or more court-appointed administrators may constitute, among themselves and with the persons mentioned in B of I of the article 5 and at 1° and 3° of I of the Article 6 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 De…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3833-1

…subject to the provisions of Articles L. 3833-2 and L. 3833-3 in their wording resulting from Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for the justice system.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…924/2009; 7° De l'article L. 347-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and Articles L. 311-4, L. 311-4-1, L. 314-10-1, L. 314-10-2, L. 342-1, L. 342-2, L. 342-3 and L. 342-4 of the same c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-34

…assess the need for judicial supervision, the sentence enforcement judge and the public prosecutor may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 723-31, order a medical examination, the provision…

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