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Showing 37913800 of 20747 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 décembre 2001 n° 98-17320

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Transfers of personnel and property for the installation of departmental fire and rescue services (R)

Article R1425-1

The transfers of personnel, provided for in articles L. 1424-13, L. 1424-14 and L. 1424-16 and transfers of property, as provided for in Article L. 1424-17, may be the subject of a single agreement. T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Diplomas provided for in Article L. 2223-25-1

Article D2223-55-17

In application of the decree no. 2007-1845 of 26 December 2007 relating to the lifelong professional training of local authority civil servants, advanced training provided during the course of a caree…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Compulsory prior administrative appeal

Article R2333-120-15

The information that must be included in the annual report drawn up by the person responsible for ruling on compulsory prior administrative appeals is set out in the table in Annex II to this code.Thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-3

The budgetary and accounting year begins on 1 January and ends on 31 December. The High Council shall adopt the budget each year before the beginning of the financial year. The budget shall include a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation, entry on the list, articles of association and registration.

Article R814-62

The Commission nationale d'inscription et de discipline may refuse to register the company only if the company does not meet the conditions for practising the profession provided for in Title I of Boo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions and commitment of expenditure (R)

Article R4341-3

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year.However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-25

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year.However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-2

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year.However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the fi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-14

In a société d'exercice libéral de chirurgiens-dentistes, the direct or indirect holding of shares representing all or part of the share capital not held by the persons mentioned in the first paragrap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-2

The appropriations allocated to expenditure for each financial year may not be used to pay expenditure for another financial year.However, expenditure committed but not mandated at the close of the fi…

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