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Showing 981990 of 48272 articles for Art. Cass. com. 5 April 2016 n° 14-15.860 · Cass. 1re civ. 25 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 14 March 2012 · Cass. com. 29 April 2003 · Cass. com. 5 February 2020 n° 18-21.689

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-14

…ent of professional sport; 4° The construction and maintenance of infrastructure sports facilities; 5° The reduction of inequalities in access to physical and sporting activities; 6° Developing and pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-14-1

…are administered orally, externally or by inhalation; 4° The period of traditional use has elapsed; 5° There is sufficient data on the traditional use of the medicinal product. Before being placed on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 A

…lities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a general decision taken under the conditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt from bus…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Borrowings by social housing management bodies

Article R753-14

I. - In application of 2° of I of article L. 753-9, the variable interest rates on loans taken out by the bodies mentioned in this article with credit institutions are indexed or vary according to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Managing Director.

Article R5322-14

…hment. He performs all acts that are not reserved to the Board of Directors by virtue of article R. 5322-11. He prepares the decisions of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are implemented.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-14

The parties shall be informed that they may be represented or assisted by a lawyer. However, pharmacists, whether they are plaintiffs, claimants or the subject of the proceedings, may be assisted eith…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I

…ipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a general resolution adopted under the conditions defined in l'article 1639 A bis, exempt fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation

Article R6143-14

…cutive Board. This register is available to members of the Supervisory Board and to the public, who may consult it on site. They may also obtain copies or extracts of the minutes. Deliberations are fo…

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

Article L2113-14

The municipal council may also appoint one or more deputy mayors from among the municipal councillors. The number of these may not exceed 30% of the total number of communal councillors.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-14

The investigations provided for in Article L. 823-13 may be made both to the person or entity whose accounts the statutory auditors are responsible for certifying and to the persons or entities that c…

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