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Showing 921930 of 57361 articles for Art. Cass. com. 13 May 1997 · CA Rouen 2 December 1999

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information on national territory

Article L783-13

…in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

…the Prefect of Police exercises the powers and duties conferred upon him by the Consuls' decree of 12 messidor an VIII which determines the duties of the Prefect of Police in Paris and by the texts wh…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: White plan

Article R3131-13

I.-The establishment white plan mentioned in article L. 3131-7 takes into account the objectives of the "ORSAN" system and defines in particular: 1° The procedures for implementing its provisions and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreement

Article R5132-13

The agreement may be concluded for a maximum period of three years with structures showing prospects of economic viability; it may be renewed under the same procedure. The financial provisions of mult…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 133-1

In the cases provided for by articles 125,127and 133, when the person is detained by the police or gendarmerie before being brought before a magistrate, the public prosecutor for the place of arrest i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Access by purchasers to supporting documents and evidence

Article R2143-13

Candidates are not required to provide the supporting documents and means of proof that the purchaser may obtain directly by means of:1° An electronic system for making information available administe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Business secrecy.

Article R463-13

…L. 463-4, when a person requests protection of business confidentiality with regard to items communicated by him to the Autorité de la concurrence or seized from him by the latter, he shall indicate,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Special rebates

Article 1398 A

…and groupings of municipalities with their own tax system on non-built properties classified in the 2nd and 6th categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B

…it was planted, by decision of the departmental and regional councils, in respect of the share allocated respectively to each of the communities concerned. To benefit from this exemption, before 1 Ja…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article R113-13

Pursuant to the third paragraph of article L. 113-12-2, the insurer may only cancel the insurance contract taken out as part of a credit agreement referred to in 1° of article L. 313-1 of the Consumer…

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