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Showing 35813590 of 21808 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Jan. 2017 – no. 15-23.547

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-80

…hest chapter, in revenue or expenditure, for the year to which the accounts relate Emolument Up to €25,000 113.20 € More than €25,000 and less than or equal to €65,000 188.66 € Over €65,000 339.58 €

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-9

I. - The articles D. 2123-23-1 and D. 2123-23-2 and the articles D. 2123-25 to D. 2123-28 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. II.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L532-27

…l determine the conditions under which the information provided for in Articles L. 532-23 to L. 532-25-1 shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article R3334-17

…he 30% intended to take account of changes in the school-age population is allocated as follows: 1° 25%, in proportion to the number of births recorded in the region between the seventh and fourth yea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-18

…intensity of exposure, in particular by controlling access to areas defined under articles R. 4451-25 and R. 4451-29; 7° The maintenance of work equipment, including protection and alarm devices, car…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Common provisions

Article L141-2

…ablishment of customers in the internal market, and amending Regulations (EC) No 2006/2004 and (EU) 2017/2394 and Directive 2009/22/ EC are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisational requirements

Article L420-5

…r and non-discriminatory, in accordance with the provisions of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/573 of 6 June 2016 supplementing Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial provisions

Article L4414-7

…uros in 2002,164,644,920 euros in 2003,182,938,800 euros from 2004 to 2016 and 212,938,800 euros in 2017 and subsequent years.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-2-1

When serving in the operational reserve of the national gendarmerie, retired members of the national gendarmerie who have had the status of judicial police officer during their activity may be authori…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation for members of the gendarmerie and officials of the national police force with the status of judicial police officers to effectively exercise the powers associated with this status.

Article R15-6-1

When serving in the national police's operational reserve, retired national police officers who were judicial police officers during their active service may be authorised, under the terms and conditi…

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