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Showing 67416750 of 25376 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – JurisData 1997-003951

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-34

The granting by a network institution of the guarantees mentioned in 3° of article R. 712-7 is subject to the following rules: 1° The granting of guarantees means the granting of loan guarantees or su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Instructions and packaging.

Article R5133-1

…alse negative results; c) Known reference values, preferably expressed in the international system; 7° The conservation rules ; 8° Instructions for use, special precautions for use, possible limits of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-3

…applicable, the amount of the lump-sum grant under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2334-7 and L. 2334-7-1 and determines the share of resources allocated to the endowments mentioned in art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional and nuclear risks.

Article L431-5

…f its reinsurance of risks covered by insurance or the financial guarantee pursuant to article L. 597-7 of the Environment Code. The State guarantee referred to in the first paragraph of this article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-24

…failure to comply with his tax obligations, under the conditions set out in I and II of article L. 273 B of the Book of Tax Procedures, or serious and repeated failure to comply with the collection of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article R413-15

For the assessment of the integration condition provided for in article L. 413-7, the foreign national must provide:1° A declaration on their honour in which they undertake to respect the principles g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R824-8

…Council a request for the provisional suspension of a statutory auditor pursuant to Article L. 824-7, it will notify the interested party of the decision and the grievances, and will give the latter…

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

Article R6148-1

Any proposed leasing contract within the meaning of articles L. 313-7 to L. 313-11 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, the purpose of which is to build, modify or renovate real estate facilitie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Enforcement of pre-trial detention

Article R57-5-8

…tainee placed in judicial isolation is subject to the detention regime provided for by articles R. 57-7-62 and R. 57-7-63.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Management mandates

Article L518-24-1

…des Dépôts et Consignations may be entrusted with the operations mentioned in II of Article L. 1611-7 of the General Code of Local Authorities. In addition, under the conditions set out in articles L.…

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