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Showing 651660 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-3

…establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system and its member municipalities may decide, by concordant deliberations of the deliberative body of the public establishment and of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-1

They may apply to be registered with mention of the commercial speciality on the list mentioned in Article L. 811-2 to the national registration and disciplinary commission:1° Persons holding the mast…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-2

Where, in accordance with Article R. 356-26-1, a subsidiary with its registered office in another Member State has been authorised to be subject to rules similar to those mentioned in Articles R. 356-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28-1

…hich would be seriously prejudicial to the commercial position of the companies to which it relates may be omitted from the report referred to in I, on a temporary basis, under conditions laid down by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-4

…ritory of a public inter-municipal cooperation establishment with its own tax authority, the latter may extend the payment of the community solidarity grant to public inter-municipal cooperation estab…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-28-1

…e public of a work on an on-demand audiovisual media service within the meaning of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 provides for the transmission to the assignor of information on the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L224-25-28

Where the consumer asks the trader, during the period of the legal guarantee or the commercial guarantee granted to him at the time of the supply of digital content or a digital service, to bring the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-3

The delegation contract and its appendices are published under the conditions set out in article R. 131-36. The delegation contracts and their appendices are also made available to the public on a web…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-28

When the general-purpose investment fund is open to non-professional investors, III and IV of article L. 214-24-10 do not apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article L22-10-28

In companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the exceptional remuneration of supervisory board members referred to in article L. 225-84 are allocated in accordance with the…

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