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Showing 581590 of 23863 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 February 1960 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 July 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article D6431-17

…when the latter implements the powers conferred on him in matters of public health by the law of 29 July 1961 conferring on the Wallis and Futuna Islands the status of overseas territory; 3° It prepar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-17

…e creditors of the individual limited liability entrepreneur mentioned in 1° of I of Article L. 526-12 in place of the latter, without this substitution entailing novation in their regard.The creditor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Acts of municipal authorities and litigation

Article L2573-12

…r 2021 L. 2131-3 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2131-4 and L. 2131-5 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2131-6 law no. 2000-597 of 30 June 2000 L. 2131-7 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 200…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 170 ter

…ct to the obligation to file an annual tax return under the conditions provided for in 1 of article 170 and who claims the benefit of deductions from overall income, tax reductions or credits, the lis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Prudential provisions

Article L522-17

I. - Funds received either from payment service users or through another payment service provider for the execution of payment transactions shall be protected in accordance with one of the following t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and classification

Article R2324-17

…ding regular or occasional childcare for children by maternal assistants mentioned inarticle L. 421-17-1 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles, employed by the said services. A single establ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-17

The centre's draft budget is prepared by the director, who sends it simultaneously to the region and to the rector of the academic region. It must be put to the vote of the Board of Directors and adop…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-17

When the convicted person is on French territory, the representative of the Public Prosecutor's Office shall conduct or arrange for the convicted person to be heard in order to obtain his or her oral…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-17

…e basis of the latest annual accounts closed, for two of the three criteria mentioned in Article L. 123-16, a level set by decree and that none of these companies or businesses belongs to one of the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Capping of certain fees

Article A444-175

…duct, where applicable, the discounts he has granted under the conditions set out in Article A. 444-174. If the sum mentioned in the previous paragraph exceeds 10% of the value of the property or righ…

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