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Showing 23312340 of 52466 articles for Art. Cass. com. 7-2-1989 n° 242

French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for amending the single copy and the certificate of transferability in the case of services entrusted to a subcontractor eligible for direct payment

Article R2193-7

The purchaser may not accept a subcontractor or approve its terms of payment if the single copy or the certificate of transferability has not been amended or if the proof referred to in article R. 219…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Valuation rules

Article 766 bis

For the liquidation of transfer duties on death, the assets or rights transferred into a trust estate or those that may have been acquired in reinvestment, as well as the fruits derived from the explo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Valuation rules

Article 764 A

In the event of the death: a. - of the manager of a limited liability company or an unlisted partnership limited by shares, b. - of one of the partners in name of a partnership, c. - of one of the per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by persons required to register

Article R123-76

The declarations incumbent on foreign States, local authorities or public establishments which establish a commercial representation or agency in a French department are subject to the provisions of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2 - Financing and management of the individual training entitlement of local elected representatives

Article R1621-7

After receiving the opinion of the national council for the training of local elected representatives mentioned in article L. 1221-1, the minister responsible for local authorities sets, by order: 1°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R734-7

…ing resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-20 and R. 131-21n° 2011-243…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the state diploma.

Article D4351-7

The State diploma for medical electroradiology manipulators is awarded by the regional prefect to persons who, unless exempted, have completed the training course and passed the theoretical and practi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4371-7

The regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion provides the committee's secretariat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4393-7

The regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion provides the committee's secretariat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R4392-7

The regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion provides the committee's secretariat.

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