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Showing 941950 of 19767 articles for Art. Cass. com. 29 janvier 2008 n° 06-20010

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Service regulations and pricing

Article L2224-12-1

…he local authorities referred to in article L. 2224-12 are required to put an end, before 1 January 2008, to any provision or stipulation to the contrary. This article does not apply to water consumpt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles L. 123-29 to L. 123-31, L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 135-1 to L. 135-3;Article L. 123-6 shall apply in its word…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: State services and property made available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-43

…lectivity of Corsica under the conditions provided for in article L. 4151-1 and article 16-3 of law n° 72-619 du 5 juillet 1972 portant création et organisation des régions. However, the services or p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L834-1

…ableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title IL. 810-1 to L. 812-2L. 813-1 to L. 813-4L. 813-5La loi n° 2023-22 du 24 janvier 2023 d'orientation et de programmation du ministère de l'intérieurL. 813-6…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Limit values

Article R4453-3

…/2016, text nº 27 at the following address https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000032974358

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-5

At the end of the period referred to in Article 4 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précité, transfers of State taxes represent at least half of the resources allocated by the State to all local au…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Accommodation

Article L552-6

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and by the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, un traitement au…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: List of ad hoc administrators

Article R53-1

…5° Not have been subject to personal bankruptcy or another sanction pursuant to Title VI of the loi n° 85-98 du 25 janvier 1985 relative au redressement et à la liquidation judiciaires des entreprises…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2573-37

…7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia from the renewal of the municipal councils in 2008 and subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

…fter the end of the company's financial year, for financial years ending between 2 January 2018 and 29 June 2019; d) No later than 14 weeks after the end of the financial year, for financial years end…

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