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Showing 64716480 of 24600 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18-10-1967 n° 64-13.462

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-5

The offence notice shall include information relating to:1° The offending department, the nature, place and date of the offence, the references of the texts punishing this offence, and the identity of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status.

Article R*421-6-1

Silence on the part of the administration shall constitute a decision to reject : 1° Applications for initial approval of the rules of a regulated market made pursuant to the third paragraph of Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-6

The bodies listed in Article D. 5427-4 are subject to audits by the Inspectorate General of Finances and by the accountants of the Directorate General of Public Finances. The latter will close the fun…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Publication of acts of other administrative authorities and bodies

Article A112-36

The following are published in the Bulletin officiel du cinéma et de l'image animée, where applicable in extracts: 1° Recommendations for good practice drawn up by the professional consultation commit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article L232-5

Companies that prepare consolidated accounts in accordance with articles L. 233-18 to L. 233-26 may, under the conditions set out in article L. 123-17 and notwithstanding article L. 123-18, register t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

I.-To ensure compliance with the national target for health insurance expenditure or the other targets mentioned in the Social Security Code, in the event of a revision of their amount, or in the even…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-3

The Articles of Association must contain the following information: 1° The surname, forename and domicile of each natural person who is a member of the company; 2° The form, object and name of the com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-24

The right to renewal may not be enforced against an owner who has obtained planning permission to build residential premises on all or part of one of the properties referred to in 2° of article L. 145…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Information to be provided to the public by groups.

Article L356-24

The participating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall put in place appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet t…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L221-1

For the conduct of guided tours in French museums and historic monuments, natural or legal persons carrying out the operations mentioned in I of article L. 211-1 , including on an ancillary basis, may…

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