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Showing 28612870 of 36323 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 May 2010

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article R1411-6

…rs a public service delegation agreement to the regional audit chamber, pursuant to article L. 1411-18, attach to this referral, in addition to the full text of the act, all documents and information…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-15

…ce of offence. The characteristics of these documents are set out in the articles A. 37-16 to A. 37-18. When the official report recording the offence is drawn up in the offender's absence, a document…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-13

…37-8 is reproduced on the front and back. The payment card provided for in the previous paragraph may be replaced by a payment notice appearing on a separate sheet which is enclosed with the consign…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-2

…is committed by the medical biology laboratory, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may impose an administrative fine on the offender. He may add a daily penalty to this fine if the of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

…horised by the administrative authority.Without being bound by professional secrecy, the inspectors may ask the persons inspected to disclose any document, regardless of the medium, and obtain a copy,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-1-2

…e prefectoral decree convening the electoral college of consular judges. The commission's decisions may be appealed. The commission's decisions may be appealed within fifteen days. This appeal and the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-7-20

…not been put into operation within three years of the notification provided for in article R. 212-7-18 or the date on which the authorisation is deemed to have been granted by virtue of article L. 212…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-223

…upervision; 6° For each legal unit, the category of business, as defined by Decree no. 2008-1354 of 18 December 2008 on the criteria for determining the category to which a business belongs for the pu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-8-2

I. - For the application of III of Article L. 312-4, the Deposit Guarantee and Resolution Fund may be responsible for informing depositors of the branches mentioned in this III on behalf of the author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-7

…the training of local elected representatives.L. 2123-17Law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996. L. 2123-18 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2123-18-1 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 2123-1…

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