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Showing 21912200 of 18815 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 26 Oct. 2010 – no. 09-65565

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-9

…ion establishment provides, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-26, the appointment of a liquidator, this is decided by the representative of the State in the depar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 4-3 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 462-1)

Article Annexe 4-3

Uniform instrument for requests based on Articles 25 and 26 of Directive 2019/1 ☐ Request for notification of preliminary objections and other documents pursuant to Art. 25 of Directive 2019/1/ EU ☐ A…

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

Article 1519 H

…ject of an opinion, agreement or declaration to the Agence Nationale des Fréquences since 1 January 2010 and that provide mobile radio network coverage in areas, defined by regulation, that were not c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…ct to the adaptations provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…I of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Specific inspection regime

Article L613-32

…e matter to the European Banking Authority in accordance with Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. III - The Autorité de contrô…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-10

…right, the obligation incumbent on the borrower in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 312-26, the amount of daily interest used to calculate the cumulative interest referred to in that same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resources of the deposit guarantee and resolution fund

Article L312-8-2

…uthority with a view to reaching a settlement on the basis of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010. The absence of an agreement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

…orresponding to the amounts previously received under I of D of Article 44 of the 1999 Finance Act (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) and 2° bis of II of Article 1648 B of the General Tax Code as it st…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Regional Councils

Article L4312-5

…uncil of the order of any disciplinary sanction mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 4311-26, pronounced for professional misconduct against a nurse working in the public sector.

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