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Showing 28312840 of 20916 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 29 June 2022 – no. 20-11.952

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…when they are offered to the public and in financial instruments, units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1 of this Code that ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-23

Articles R. 622-19 and R. 622-20 are applicable to judicial liquidation proceedings.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Proceedings before Disciplinary Boards

Article R4443-4

…4234-17 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For their applicat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-83

…artementale, interdépartementale ou régionale créée en application des articles L. 342-27 to L. 342-29 of the Tourism Code may collect, on behalf of and at the request of the municipalities concerned,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-32-2

The conditions under which the intermediaries referred to in Article L. 228-29-7-3 facilitate the exercise by shareholders of their rights are set out in Articles 5, 6 and 8 of Commission Implementing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Local authority cultural services

Article D1421-6

…al authorities are laid down by the provisions of article R. 522-2 and articles R. 523-24 to R. 523-29 of the Heritage Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Health risk monitoring and anticipation committee

Article D1413-92

…ntific authority referred to in articles I and II of article 3 of the aforementioned Act of 30 July 2022. It is consulted in this capacity by the Minister for Health. Its members are bound by confiden…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3664-1

…tions and social security contributions;6° Under the conditions provided for in article 88-1 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Mutual credit

Article L512-58

…law of 1 May 1889, as amended, on cooperative associations, validated by article 5 of the law of 1 June 1924.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Property and property investment by public health institutions

Article L6148-4

…rticle L. 6148-2, as well as the partnership contracts concluded in application of title I of order no. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004, respect the objectives of the regional or inter-regional health plan w…

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