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Showing 94019410 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Miscellaneous measures

Article 1756

…t, shall be remitted, with the exception of the increases provided for in b and c of 1 of article 1728 and articles 1729 and 1732 and the fines mentioned in articles 1737 and 1740 A as well as 3° and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Entry on the roll

Article R532-32

…agraph of article R. 532-22 has been applied, the notice period provided for in the first paragraph may be reduced, but may not be less than seven days. In this case, the investigation is closed eithe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Designation.

Article L4133-1

…ng as secretary. This election does not give rise to any debate. In this case, the Regional Council may only deliberate if two thirds of its members are present. If this condition is not met, the meet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-8

…its members by secret ballot. As an exception to the provisions of article L. 4422-7, the Assembly may only deliberate if two thirds of its members are present or represented. If this condition is no…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800-1

…dilatory, the legal costs corresponding to the expert reports ordered at the request of the latter may, in accordance with the procedures set out in these articles, be charged to the latter by the ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Appeal procedures

Article L621-30

…have suspensive effect unless the court decides otherwise. In this case, the court hearing the case may order a stay of execution of the contested decision if it is likely to have manifestly excessive…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9

…le L. 141-1, contains the following information 1° It is stated that the policyholder or subscriber may designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries in the contract and subsequently by amendment to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Agreements.

Article L5132-3-1

…se grants are allocated to the work integration structures and the associated financial amounts. It may also provide for additional ways of coordinating the funding allocated to the work-integration s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-1

…d performance of the medical device concerned.Failure to comply with the provisions of this article may result in the temporary or permanent withdrawal from service of the device, ordered by the Agenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-7

Each centre is administered by a Board of Directors comprising :1° The representative of the State in one of the departments in the region where the centre is based, appointed by the representative of…

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