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Showing 52015210 of 22356 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 2002 · Cass. com. 26 November 2003

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Commitments of the private project manager

Article R2432-4

…The public works contract sets out the method for calculating this reduction, which may not exceed 15% of the contractor's remuneration for work performed after the public works contracts have been a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-7

…t to consumer health and safety, the quality and durability of goods, and environmental protection; 15° The creation and composition of the scientific and technical steering committees provided for in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-8

…m the exemption provided for in article L. 242-4-3 of the same code or articles L. 741-4 and L. 741-15 of the rural and maritime fishing code insofar as they refer to article L. 242-4-3 of the social…

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

Article LO6262-1

…doption of the budget or, failing that, until 31 March of the financial year to which it applies or 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the President of the Territorial Cou…

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

Article LO6362-1

…doption of the budget or, failing that, until 31 March of the financial year to which it applies or 15 April of the year of the renewal of the Territorial Council, the President of the Territorial Cou…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Public prosecutor's delegates and mediators

Article R15-33-33

…ren's issues. When an association is considering a change to the list mentioned in 7° of Article R. 15-33-32 or to appoint a natural person who has not been personally authorised to carry out the task…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D7121-7

…and development of his or her career, the ceiling mentioned in the previous paragraph is raised to 15%. The employment contract signed between the artist and the employer specifies which party is res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-22

I. - No proceedings based on articles 226-10, 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code may be brought against : a) The persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 or their directors and officers or the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Carriers.

Article L133-6

…nd against the consignor or the consignee, as well as those arising from the provisions of article 1269 of the Code of Civil Procedure, shall be barred within one year. In the case of total loss, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-3

When the accounting officer of the commune, department or region notifies his decision to suspend payment of an expense, the mayor, the president of the departmental council or the president of the re…

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