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Showing 31613170 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-12

…budget to adjust the appropriations in the operating section to pay expenditure committed before 31 December and enter the appropriations required to carry out tidying operations in each of the two se…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-128

…to a third party to the company under the conditions provided for in Articles R. 743-44 and R. 743-125. If, on expiry of this period, no assignment has been made, the procedure shall be in accordance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operating rules

Article L214-17-2

…llowing the end of the financial year.II. - When the UCITS is authorised under Regulation (EU) No 2017/1131 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on money market funds: 1° By w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6221-12

…except when the articles LO 6213-3, LO 6213-4, LO 6213-5, LO 6214-2, LO 6251-2, LO 6251-3, LO 6251-12, LO 6251-13 or LO 6251-16. Without prejudice to the powers that the president of the territorial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings.

Article LO6321-12

…era, except when Articles LO 6313-3, LO 6313-4, LO 6313-5, LO 6314-2, LO 6351-2, LO 6351-3, LO 6351-12, LO 6351-13 or LO 6351-16. Without prejudice to the powers that the president of the territorial…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the Examining Magistrate and the Examining Chamber

Article 706-120

…tted the alleged acts, that there are plausible reasons for applying the first paragraph of article 122-1 of the Criminal Code, it shall order, if the Public Prosecutor or a party has so requested, th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-12

Without prejudice to the application of I and II of Article L. 641-11-1, the termination of the lease of buildings used for the company's business takes place under the following conditions: 1° On the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Allocation to an employee savings plan.

Article L3324-12

…referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 3323-6 and in the third paragraph of Article L. 3324-2, does not request the payment of all or part of the sums allocated to him under the profit-shar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122

…for human use classified in one of the categories subject to restricted prescription by article R. 5121-77, benefiting from a marketing authorisation, necessary to avoid unacceptable suffering for the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-1-1

Each year, the municipalities draw up a statement showing all the allowances of any kind, denominated in euros, received by the elected representatives sitting on the municipal council, in respect of…

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