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Showing 261270 of 23863 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 February 1960 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 July 2000

French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-17

…ative authority and any association mentioned in articles 48-1, 48-4, 48-5 or 48-6 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press, and which has been registered for at least three years at the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-17

In the event of the issue of preference shares under the conditions provided for in article L. 228-12, the report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board shall indicate the characteristics o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Energy, mining resources and industrial development.

Article L4433-17

…ons of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion exercise the powers defined in Articles L. 611-16 and L. 611-17 of the Mining Code.The State services involved in exercising the powers transferred to the region…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Choice of treating doctor.

Article R3711-17

…on must be summoned by the coordinating doctor in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3711-12 of this Code before being released or before the end of the period of secure detention. The choic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

…this Code and of articles L. 228-1, L. 228-5, L. 228-43 to L. 228-89, L. 242-10, L. 245-9 to L. 245-12 (1°) and L. 245-13 to L. 245-17 of the French Commercial Code apply to bonds issued by associatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-19

…ic financed by the proceeds of parking charge fees are identical to those listed in article R. 2334-12 as well as those falling within the scope of the provisions of section 4 of the single chapter of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-18

…ing charge. These revenues contribute to the financing of the operations defined in article R. 2333-120-19 and compatible with the mobility plan where it exists. In public establishments for inter-com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Quality of execution of transactions

Article L420-17

…for the various financial instruments.The obligations mentioned in this article shall apply from 28 February 2023.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-17

…s who carry out their duties in one of the establishments or associations mentioned in article R. 5212-12, in particular when these users or third parties are members of the health professions or memb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Litigation

Article R7343-17

…or, in the event of an implicit rejection decision, by the appeal provided for in article R. 7343-12 and the receipt. Where the dispute concerns the situation of a person other than the applicant, t…

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