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Showing 10611070 of 56854 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31-1-2017 n° 14-29.474

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable by court order

Article L237-14

I. - In the absence of clauses in the articles or of an express agreement between the parties, the liquidation of the dissolved company shall be carried out in accordance with the provisions of this s…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-14

The Office's budget includes : 1° Revenue as defined in article L. 133-7; 2° Expenditure, in particular:administrative and operating costs; - promotion, advertising and reception costs-promotion, adve…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic exclusions specific to defence or security concession contracts

Article L3123-14

The provisions of article L. 3123-6 are applicable to the award of defence or security concession contracts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L2316-14

The Central Social and Economic Committee determines, in its internal regulations, the procedures for its operation and its relations with the employees of the undertaking in order to carry out the ta…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons and activities

Article 1447 bis

The construction, manufacture or recasting of military equipment carried out by the State in its industrial establishments is subject to business property tax. The same applies to maintenance and majo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Annual tax

Article 1478 bis

I. - The creation or extension of an establishment is exempt from business property tax for a period of three years from, depending on the case, the year following that of the creation or the second y…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Policing of roads and buildings (R).

Article R2512-14

The right-hand side of a street is determined: - in streets perpendicular or oblique to the course of the Seine, by the right-hand side of the passer-by walking away from the river; - in streets paral…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-14

Regardless of the results of the risk assessment, the provisions of article R. 4412-12 apply to the production, manufacture or use in the workplace of hazardous chemical agents which are subject to a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-14

In the event of total or partial decommissioning of the assets made available, the State or, as the case may be, the départements shall recover all their rights and obligations over the decommissioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

Victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis B or C virus or the human T-lymphotropic virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal prod…

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