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Showing 51515160 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Settlement of public claims.

Article D626-10

…gardless of the tax or miscellaneous State budget product to which these penalties or costs apply ; 2° Aux majorations de retard, frais de poursuite, pénalités et amendes attachés aux cotisations et c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article L72-101-15

The certified accounts of the bodies mentioned in 4° of Article L. 72-101-14 are forwarded to the local authority.They are communicated by the local authority to the elected members of the Assembly of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Year-end account (R)

Article R2221-92

…full information on the operation of the public service. The financial account is presented by the mayor to the municipal council, which approves it.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Year-end account (R)

Article R2221-93

The financial account comprises: 1° The final balance of accounts; 2° The development of budget expenditure and revenue; 3° The balance sheet and profit and loss account; 4° The table of appropriation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Year-end account (R)

Article R2221-91

An inventory, the results of which are produced in support of the financial account, is drawn up at the end of the financial year in accordance with the principles of the general chart of accounts.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Year-end account (R)

Article R2221-94

…ix months by the director, submitted for the opinion of the operating council, and presented by the mayor to the town council. When it emerges from this statement that the operation is in deficit, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10-1

…'s unique identification number, together with its articles of association if it is a legal entity; 2° A curriculum vitae indicating, in particular, the applicant's professional experience at the date…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: European professional card for mountain guides

Article R212-94-1

The following may apply for the European professional card, as defined in I of Article 1 of Order no. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications in regulated profe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-10

…pe of toxin and for one or more of the operations mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 5139-1 carried out within a specific establishment. Authorisation may not be issued to a legal entity.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Pledging of software exploitation rights

Article R132-9

…otherwise stipulated, this power extends to the registration requests referred to in articles R. 132-10 to R. 132-13 and R. 132-15, upon receipt of the notifications provided for in Article R. 132-14…

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