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Showing 46014610 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-9

…and until the procedure provided for in Article L. 1612-5 has been completed, the deliberative body may not take a decision on budgetary matters, except for the decision provided for in the second par…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-9

…orms alone an act the performance of which required assistance from the habilitated person, the act may be annulled only if it is established that the protected person has suffered prejudice.The oblig…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-93

…e assets and any other appropriate measure. Such disposals are deemed to comply with Article L. 214-114.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compliance with company admission conditions

Article 122-9

I.-The Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée ensures compliance with the general conditions for admission of companies to financial aid, in particular by means of the following documents: 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-92

Any municipality may, by resolution of the municipal council, establish a tax on waste received at a household and similar waste storage facility, subject to the general tax on polluting activities re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-9

…osal of the board of directors of the fire and rescue service of Réunion and the general council of Mayotte, a public fire and rescue establishment may be created for the southern defence zone of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Import and export for scientific purposes.

Article R1235-9

…ived within this period, the application is deemed to have been rejected. The Minister for Research may request, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, any additional information that h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the transmission of documents in digital format

Article A53-9

…sed to transmit documents in digital format in accordance with the second paragraph of Article D. 589, must strictly comply with the terms and conditions set out in this authorisation. When this autho…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Prevention of offences committed via the Internet

Article 67 D-9

…aning of Article 3(g) of Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 referred to above, may ask the court seised pursuant to the second paragraph of Arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of professional qualifications and continuing training

Article R513-9

…ligations relating to training and continuing professional development set out in II of Article L. 511-2 and in Article R. 512-13-1. It verifies that the training courses referred to in Article R. 512…

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