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Showing 26812690 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-5

…ordance with Article 19 of Regulation No 1094/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-7

The information appearing on a payment notice drawn up in accordance with article R. 2333-120-4 is reproduced, in accordance with the procedures that it determines, by the entity responsible for issui…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-4

…t of the parking period admitted for deduction under the conditions provided for in article R. 2333-120-5; h) The time at which the fixed fee that is the subject of the payment notice ceases to have e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Proof of immediate payment of the parking charge

Article R2333-120-3

Immediate payment of the parking charge gives rise to the issue of a printed or electronically transmitted receipt. This receipt includes the following information: a) The date and time of printing or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-5

…the vehicle or transmitted by dematerialised means in accordance with the provisions of article R. 417-3-1 of the Highway Code; 2° The maximum duration of paid parking, in the zone in question, during…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Notice of payment of the fixed parking charge

Article R2333-120-6

…the vehicle or transmitted by dematerialised means in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 417-3-1 of the Highway Code, the time at which the sworn official issues the payment notice increased…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-124

…are or transferred in ownership loses the double voting right allocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inheritance, the liquidation of community pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R814-122-1

…rove one of the transactions mentioned in the first paragraph of article 27 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies is that provided for in the first parag…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-12

In the event of definitive cessation of the activity of publishing or distributing television services: 1° The tax due in respect of the previous year is declared and liquidated under the conditions a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L3661-12

When the investment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the local authority may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by d…

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