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Showing 10511060 of 29123 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 November 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 April 2000 · Cass. com. 7 February 2006

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-6

…the basis of criteria defined by the authority mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2224-19-1 and taking into account, in particular, the size, nature and characteristics of the discharge a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-19

…ible changes in financial and non-financial conditions could have on the exercise of these options; 7° Insurance and reinsurance undertakings may take account, in their internal model, of future manag…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Penalties

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-13

…may be to justify within a time limit it shall set compliance with the first paragraph of Article 67, the first paragraph of Article 71, Article 72, the second paragraph of Article 74 and Article 76…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

…the tasks assigned to the Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation by articles R. 653-14, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9°, 10° and 11° of II of the rural and maritime fishing code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment and related services

Article D753-19

…rticlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 321-12023-813 of 22 August 2023D. 321-2No. 2009-297 of 16 March 2009II. - For the application of I, the references to the units mentioned in article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Deeds and formalities concerning judicial sureties

Article A444-199

…rise to the collection of the following fees: NUMBER OF THE SERVICE (Table 6 of Article Appendix 4-7) NAME OF THE BENEFIT EMOLUMENT 43 Equisitions and requests for information on the person of the de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-19

…es and mixtures intended for research and development which are not marketed to the general public; 7° Waste governed by Title IV of Book V of the Environmental Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-19

…" are mentioned;2° The reference to Article L. 355-5 is replaced by the reference to Article L. 385-7 and the reference to Article R. 355-7 is replaced by the reference to Article R. 385-18.II. - Chap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1442-19

…r their application to Guadeloupe, Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, articles R. 1435-1 to R. 1435-7 are amended as follows: 1° Article R. 1435-2 is amended as follows: a) I is replaced by the follow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Tasks and procedures for designating reference medical biology laboratories

Article D6211-19

…rder establishing the list of reference medical biology laboratories provided for inArticle L. 6211-19 of the Public Health Code. This call for applications is made on the basis of specifications, the…

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