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Showing 33413350 of 53735 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 January 1999 · Cass. 1re civ. 20 December 2012 · Cass. com. 29 January 2002 · Cass. com. 3 May 2012

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation

Article R2333-120-21 bis

The magistrates mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 2333-120-21 fees, the unit amount of which, as well as the maximum number that may be paid annually by the same rapporteur, are set by joi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of the payee's payment service provider

Article L722-12

…formation on the payer or payee, the payment service provider of the payee shall take action, which may initially include issuing warnings and setting deadlines. It may then reject any further transfe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Groupement de coopération sanitaire de moyens exploiting authorisations held by one or more of its members

Article R6133-12

I.-The authorisations referred to in 4° of Article L. 6133-1 are the authorisations for healthcare activities and heavy equipment listed in Articles R. 6122-25 and R. 6122-26 respectively and issued b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Valuation of assets

Article R343-12

…nstruments traded on recognised markets within the meaning of the last paragraph of A of article R. 332-2, the value of the last quotation; b) For instruments traded over-the-counter, the replacement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article L742-12

…lécommunications under the conditions set out in articles L. 221-2 to L. 221-4, L. 221-6 and L. 221-38. Sums in excess of the ceiling mentioned in article L. 221-4 may be paid into the supplementary p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Sentence adjustment procedure applicable to released prisoners

Article D147-12

…n custody, the sentence enforcement judge who receives a copy of the decision pursuant to article 723-15 examines the situation of the person concerned with regard to any reductions in sentence that m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The general rules booklet

Article R4251-12

…us, non-inert waste is set under the conditions defined by Article L. 541-1 of the Environment Code may be provided for certain specific types of waste, justifying it taking into account the overall e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conciliation.

Article R742-12

…many alternate members as full members are appointed under the same conditions. An alternate member may only sit in the absence of the full member.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-12

…istrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services, provided for in article L. 1424-31, takes place by proportional voting with the largest remainder within the five separate electoral…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Terms of office of board or committee members.

Article L5211-12

…munity of 100,000 inhabitants or more and of a community of communes of 100,000 inhabitants or more may be increased by 40% in relation to the aforementioned scale, provided that the total amount of t…

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