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Showing 36213630 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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations applicable to instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L314-16

…tion is executed using an instrument referred to in Article L. 133-28, the payment service provider may provide the payer, on paper or on another durable medium, only with information on the main feat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-16

The National Council of the Association carries out, at national level, the general duties of the Association as defined in article L. 4321-14. It sets, calls for and collects the fees payable during…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A

I. - Subject to the provisions of Article 1639 A bis, local authorities and competent bodies shall notify the tax departments, before 15 April each year, of decisions relating either to the rates or t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Departmental Conciliation Commission (See Articles 349 to 350 C of Annex III)

Article 1653 A

…belong to the profession practised by the taxpayer whose situation is being examined, the taxpayer may request that he or she be replaced by a representative of one of the professional organisations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-16

I.-For the application of Article D. 3661-15 : a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the member municipalities of the Lyo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Rules applicable to contracting authorities

Article R2161-17

…nderers in respect of their initial and subsequent tenders, with the exception of final tenders. It may, however, award the contract on the basis of the initial tenders without negotiation, provided t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Civil liability.

Article R225-170

…ore shareholders, acting either individually or under the conditions provided for in Article R. 225-169, the court may only rule if the company has been duly challenged through its legal representativ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 18: Psychiatry

Article R6123-178

The authorisation holder organises access to unscheduled care within a timeframe appropriate to the patient's clinical condition. This access may be organised by agreement with one or more other autho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-174

A decree sets out the nature and characteristics of the receivables that financing organisations may acquire.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-17

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an industry agreement may set a longer break.

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