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Showing 30913100 of 47047 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7 February 1995 n° 318 · Cass. com. 17 November 1998 · Cass. com. 19 October 1999 · Cass. com. 11 January 2017 n° 15-22.382 · CA Versailles 19 January 2016 · Cass. com. 17 May 1994

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-15

…the event of a forced change of route, voyage or vessel, or in the event of a change decided by the captain outside the shipowner and the insured.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 HB

…cle 1635-0 quinquies applies to geothermal electricity production facilities whose installed electrical capacity within the meaning of Articles L. 311-1 et seq. of the Energy Code is greater than or e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-157

…interest groupings:1° The registration references;2° The company name or name followed, where applicable, by the acronym;3° The amount of capital and, for companies with variable capital, the amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-15

The resignation of the mayor or a deputy mayor is sent to the representative of the State in the department. It is definitive as from its acceptance by the representative of the State in the departmen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures

Article 1119

In the event of an appeal, modifications to the provisional measures, if a new fact has arisen, may only be requested, depending on the case, from the first president of the court of appeal or the Con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…researchers working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations

Article L7122-15

…er one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the President shall have the casting vote.Nonetheless, votes on appointments shall always take place by secret ballot in cases wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 F

…oltaic or hydroelectric power generation plants, with the exception of those mentioned in Article 1519 D, whose installed electrical power within the meaning of Articles L. 311-1 et seq of the Energy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-15

…t whenever one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.Nonetheless, votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot in cases where the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional prices

Article R2112-15

Subject to the provisions of article R. 2112-17, purchasers may conclude contracts at provisional prices.

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