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Showing 341350 of 25376 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – JurisData 1997-003951

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-74

…e articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-76.The maximum allowances voted by the board of directors of the fire and rescue service for the act…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-71

The departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service is administered by a board of directors made up of representatives:1° From the Rhône department, the communes and the public establishments for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Territorial jurisdiction of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-70

…ue service's board of directors.The plan is revised under the conditions set out in article L. 1424-7.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Organisation of the departmental- metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-72

The Board of Directors comprises a minimum of fifteen members and a maximum of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with Article L. 1424-26.The seats are distributed between:1°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 708

Enforcement of the sentence or sentences handed down at the request of the public prosecutor takes place when the decision has become final. However, the time limit for appeal granted to the public pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Simplified system

Article 74

…ified tax regime based on actual profit is determined in accordance with the provisions of articles 72 to 73 E subject to the following simplifications: a. Farm accounts only record receipts and payme…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Orientation of the case

Article 779

…der or that the parties' submissions must be brought into conformity with the provisions of Article 768. The parties may also request time to enter into a participatory procedure agreement for the pur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 707

I.-On the decision or under the supervision of the judicial authorities, the sentences handed down by the criminal courts are, except in insurmountable circumstances, enforced effectively and as quick…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 777

Bulletin no. 3 is the record of the following convictions handed down by a national court for a felony or misdemeanour, where they are not excluded from Bulletin no. 2:1° Sentences involving deprivati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-74

Audiovisual short-duration single works in the fiction, animation and creative documentary genres are eligible for selective support.

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