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Showing 33713380 of 21721 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 16 Feb. 2022 – no. 20-11.754

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-11

…an €7,800 7.81 € b) Amount of sums guaranteed greater than or equal to €7,800 and less than €20,800 16.72 € c) Amount of sums guaranteed greater than or equal to €20,800 50.16 € 108-2 Partial cancella…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

…this amount, equal to €41,307,701,000, is reduced by €42,844,000 pursuant to II of Article 6 of Law no. 2008-1443 of 30 December 2008 on amending finances for 2008 and 1.2.4.2 and II du 6 de l'article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Mixed associations

Article L5843-1

…bject to the adaptations provided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5711-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 on differentiation, decentralisation, deconcentration and various m…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination of applications

Article R3123-21

The following shall not be admitted to participate in the rest of the procedure for awarding the concession contract: 1° Candidates who submit an incomplete application, where applicable after impleme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of electoral rolls

Article R4031-28

When new elections are held pursuant to article R. 4031-20, the electoral lists drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article R. 4031-27 are used for the new elections, except where the electi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-17-6

…621-2, members of its staff and officers, from disclosing information gathered pursuant to Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-8

…following adaptations:1° Article L. 1241-1 is applicable there in the version resulting from Order No. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022;2° Articles L. 1241-2 to L. 1241-4, L. 1243-3, L. 1243-8-1, L. 1244-2,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6152-334

…the Code de l'action sociale et des familles recruited from the date of entry into force of decree no. 2022-135 of 5 February 2022 relating to the new rules applicable to contractual practitioners. T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R950-1

…IAL DEEDTITLE II.-TRADERS' TITLEChapter I.-Definition and statusArticles R. 121-1 to R. 121-5Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Chapter III.-General obligations of tradersArticle R. 123-1Decree N…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-5

…icle 431-10 of the Criminal Code, the judicial police officers mentioned in 2° to 4° of the article 16 of this code and, under the responsibility of the latter, the officers mentioned in the article 2…

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