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Showing 20912100 of 65597 articles for Art. L 141-7 · Cass. com. 20 June 1978 · CA Versailles 17 December 1980 · Cass. com. 14 May 1952 · Cass. 1re civ. 2 March 1960 · C. civ. Art. 2276

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-14

The annual accounts must be regular, fair and give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the company. Where the application of an accounting require…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-14

The documents referred to in Article L. 251-13 are analysed in written reports on the development of the group drawn up by the directors. The documents and reports are sent to the statutory auditor an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L1534-17

Articles L. 1336-5 to L. 1336-9 of this code are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-2

With a view to issuing the enforcement order or cancellation order mentioned in IV of article L. 2333-87, the commune, the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation, the mixed syndicate or t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-7

The Autorité des marchés financiers may be delegated by the European Securities and Markets Authority under the conditions laid down in Article 74 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parlia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

I. - With effect from 2020, a budget allocation is introduced for municipalities with a significant proportion of their territory classified as a Natura 2000 site or included in a national park or wit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-17

The operations for the election of members of the territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry are organised by the administrative authority and, under its supervision, by the territoria…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-17

The revision of the conditions and charges on donations or legacies made to local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments is governed by articles 900-2 to 900-8 of the Civil Code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Dental assistants

Article L4393-14

A dental assistant who is a national of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, who is established and legally practises the acti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-14

I. - The Mayor of Paris exercises the powers conferred on the Mayor by Section 1 of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of this Part, subject to II to VII of this Article. II. - On certain sites, roads…

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