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Showing 42214230 of 20916 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 29 June 2022 – no. 20-13.228

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1872-1

…the communes of French Polynesia under the conditions provided for by II of Article 7 of Ordinance No. 2007-1434 of 5 October 2007 extending Parts One, Two and Five of the General Code of Territorial…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-170

Candidates aged seventeen or over on the date of entry to the common general training course for teaching, supervision and training in mountain sports may enrol. The enrolment file, the composition of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-8

The communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status and the Lyon metropolitan area may, by deliberation taken before 1 July of the year preceding that of taxat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article D211-12

Within the limit of the amount of the secured debt and, where applicable, in accordance with the order indicated by the pledgor, the pledge of the pledged account or securities provided for in IV and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-52

A fonds commun de placement dans l'innovation : 1° May not hold more than 35% of the capital or voting rights of any single issuer. However, due to the exercise of exchange, subscription or conversion…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…acher-researchers working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article R663-34

Payments due under the safeguard, receivership or compulsory liquidation proceedings are stopped before the closure of the proceedings. Subject to the provisions of articles R. 663-13 and R. 663-31, t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-8

When it is necessary to elect the president of the commercial court, the general meeting of the court shall be convened under the conditions and within the time limits provided for in the second parag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Drawing up lists of candidates

Article R4031-30

The lists of candidates are presented by union. In the case of the regional union of doctors, the lists are presented by college. The lists include a number of candidates equal to the number of member…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

Physicians or medical teams practising in health establishments providing obstetrics, obstetric ultrasound, intensive care or one of the following specialities may apply for accreditation: 1° General…

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