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Showing 21612170 of 36097 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e – 30 May 2007 – no. 06-13268

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-37

…two months of receipt of the application, this will be deemed to be tacit approval. 2° The transfer may only be refused for one of the following reasons, assessed on the date of the decision: -the nee…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: Advertising under ordinary law

Article R322-31

…° The amount of the upset price; 4° The day, time and place of the sale; 5° An indication that bids may only be placed by a lawyer registered at the bar of the judicial court of the place of the sale;…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to the certificate of French nationality

Article 1045-1

…It shall be accompanied by documents meeting the requirements of article 9 of decree n° 93-1362 of 30 December 1993. The content of the form and the list of documents to be produced are determined by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal and dissolution

Article R1431-19

I. - A member of the public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation may withdraw from it, provided that it has notified its intention to the board of directors of the establishment no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-33

Once a year, if the theoretical number of vehicles determined in accordance with articles R. 6312-30 and R. 6312-31 is greater than the number of vehicles already authorised, the Director General of t…

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

Article L5211-26

I. - A decree or, as the case may be, an order puts an end to the exercise of the competences of the public establishment of inter-municipal cooperation whose dissolution is requested, required or ips…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-116

I. - An undertaking for collective real estate investment may carry out temporary sales of financial instruments mentioned in 4° to 7° of I of article L. 214-36, up to a limit of 30% of its assets.II.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…es for small and medium-sized enterprises for the period 2022-2027 mentioned in Article 3 of Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid zones and investment aid zones for small and medium-siz…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-27

…ct to prior approval. Approval is granted if the conditions set out in articles L. 212-28 to L. 212-30 are met. The details of the application for approval, the duration and the procedures for issuing…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-13

…lation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique designated pursuant to IV of article 4 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication or by an agent authorised and…

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