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Showing 33813390 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-17

…esident is at most equal to the reference term mentioned in article L. 4135-15 increased by 45%. It may be increased by 40%, provided that the total amount of the maximum allowances likely to be alloc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-16

…office expires at the end of three or six years respectively. A member, whether full or alternate, called upon to replace a full member who is absent and unrepresented without valid reason for three…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R814-162

…3-31 et seq, subject to the provisions below. A copy of the declaration mentioned in article R. 814-160 is sent by the partners' representative to the clerk of the court where the application for regi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R814-161

The secretary of the competent national registration and disciplinary commission sends a copy of the declaration and the articles of association to the public prosecutor at the court of appeal within…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1759-0 A

Infringements of the obligation to make the withholding tax provided for in Article 1671 and the reporting obligations provided for in Article 87-0 A will result in the application of a fine which, wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Special conditions for the "cardiovascular" designation

Article D6124-177-32

The coordinating doctor specialises in cardiovascular medicine or physical and rehabilitation medicine, and in this case has proven training or experience in cardiology. In the latter case, the author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17-1

…t, on their territory. The communes déléguées with a commune council pursuant to article L. 2113-12 may receive allocations from the new commune. The amount of the sums earmarked for the allocations o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-17

…NDARD RELATING TO THE ASSESSMENT OF ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES Introduction 1. Some items in the accounts cannot be measured precisely and can only be estimated. These estimates may result in a risk that th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discounts

Article A444-174

…n in accordance with the following terms:1° Within the limit of a maximum discount rate of 40% applicable to the portion of the emolument calculated on the portions of the base greater than or equal t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to cheques and scriptural money instruments

Article R734-16

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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