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Showing 31913200 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules applicable to pledges.

Article D514-13

…of compensation determined in accordance with the procedures set out in article D. 514-12. In this case, the item may be sold by auction on behalf of the institution. If the borrower prefers to take…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Unjust enrichment

Article 1303-4

The impoverishment ascertained on the day of the expenditure, and the enrichment as it remains on the day of the claim, are valued on the day of the judgment. In the event of bad faith on the part of…

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

Article LO6221-13

The president alone has the police of the assembly. He can have any individual who disturbs order expelled from the audience or arrested. In the event of a crime or misdemeanour, he draws up a report…

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

Article LO6321-13

The president alone has the police of the assembly. He can have any individual who disturbs order expelled from the audience or arrested. In the event of a crime or misdemeanour, he draws up a report…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Representation of the professions to the public authorities.

Article R814-13

…eau of at least two members from each profession. In the event of a tied vote, the chairman has the casting vote.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article D6124-153

The burns treatment facility includes at least : 1° A technical area for receiving and conditioning patients ; 2° One or more full-time hospitalisation sectors comprising : - at least 6 beds adapted f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIX: Social contribution on corporation tax

Article 235 ter ZC

…ose liable for corporation tax are subject to a social contribution equal to a fraction of this tax calculated on their taxable income at the rates mentioned in I and IV of article 219 and reduced by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIV: Tax on surplus reserves of non-life insurance companies

Article 235 ter X

Property and casualty insurance companies of all kinds must, when they apply to the taxable income for a financial year the surplus of provisions set aside to meet the settlement of claims arising dur…

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

Article D45-15

…the receipt for the complaint lodged for the offence of identity theft provided for by article 434-23 of the Penal Code. II.-Where the fixed fine procedure relates to the offence of driving without a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-15

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or lega…

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