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Showing 37313740 of 23051 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 July 2007 – no. 05-19.373

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L512-3

…capital subscribed may not receive interest in excess of that mentioned in article 14 of the law of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperative societies. Any surplus profits, after allocation to r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions relating to the Central Pricing Office.

Article R250-4-3

…ich is set at :5,000 euros per claim for syndicates of co-owners referred to in article 41-8 of law no. 65-557 of 10 July 1965 laying down the status of co-ownership of built-up properties ;10,000 eur…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-8

The report provided for in Article L. 5217-10-2 describes, in summary form, the local authority's sustainable development situation based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the metr…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…o:- of Article 60 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and the acceptan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-328

…ject to the age limit extension rights applicable to them under the provisions of article 46 of law no. 87-588 of 30 July 1987 on various social measures, the age limit for practitioners governed by t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-4

The declaration provided for in Article R. 762-10 shall comply, as the case may be, with Annex IV or Appendix V to Schedule 7-10 to this Book.The declaration receipt sent by the prefect, provided for…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-11

In the case provided for in article R. 223-10, the vehicle is sold as in the case of seizure and sale.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Article LO6371-8

…ms and conditions defined below. II. - Within eighteen months of the publication of the organic law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 referred to above, one or more agreements concluded between the rep…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII: Special provisions applicable to privatisation operations

Article 248 F

…50-0 A are not applicable in the context of the transactions provided for in 1° of Article 5 of Law no. 86-793 of 2 July 1986 and Title IV of the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la libe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-79

…ement judge may rule without the opinion of the competent enforcement judge pursuant to article 712-10.

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