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Showing 59815990 of 24212 articles for Art. Cass. com. 25-10-1994 n° 90-14.316

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-3

I. - The Fonds national de péréquation des ressources intercommunales et communales (National Fund for the Equalisation of Intercommunal and Communal Resources) is financed by a levy on the tax resour…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Livret A passbook accounts

Article R742-15

…the exception of the last paragraph and R. 221-2-1No. 2020-93 of 5 February 2020R. 221-3 to R. 221-7n° 2008-1263 of 4 December 2008R. 221-8n° 2011-275 of 16 March 2011R. 221-8-1n° 2008-1263 of 4 Decem…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-14

Abusing a person's weakness or ignorance within the meaning of articles L. 121-8 to L. 121-10 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be incr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-8

The declarations mentioned in articles R. 762-1, R. 762-5, R. 762-10 and R. 762-11 are made electronically via the public website of the Ministry of Commerce. The acknowledgement of receipt referred t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-61

The application for final approval must be accompanied by the following information and supporting documents: 1° A copy of the final contract concluded between the French executive production company…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-46

Any change in the marketing authorisation holder is subject to authorisation from the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.The application must i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Use of residential premises

Article R1331-37

I.-A dwelling is used in conditions that clearly lead to over-occupation in accordance witharticle L. 1331-23 and is therefore unfit for habitation within the meaning ofarticle L. 1331-22: -when it is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Distribution of the proceeds of road traffic fines.

Article R2334-11

Subject to the provisions of articles R. 4414-1 and R. 4414-2, the sums due to the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status with a population of at least 10,000…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies E

…public body responsible for the development of a new conurbation created in application of the loi n° 70-610 du 10 juillet 1970 tendant à faciliter la création d'agglomérations nouvelles.The owner mu…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Information on the social conditions under which products are manufactured

Article D113-1

For the application of the provisions of Article L. 113-1, the following constitute international conventions relating to fundamental human rights: 1° The International Covenant on Civil and Political…

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