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Showing 46814690 of 56769 articles for Art. L 144-10 · C. civ. Art. 1709 · Cass. com. 11 May 1971 · Cass. com. 23 March 1999 n° 97-15.000

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-11

Differentiated tariffs for each category of concessions are set by the municipal council of the commune. These tariffs may, in each class, be progressive, according to the extent of the area granted,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-105

I. - The limit referred to in article L. 214-39 must be complied with on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year period referred to in article L. 214-43.The manage…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-11

Any association, duly declared for at least five years on the date of the events and registered with the National Office for Veterans and Victims of War under conditions laid down by decree in the Con…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time limits

Article R4234-11

The Disciplinary Chamber of first instance must give its decision within six months of the date of receipt by that Chamber of the complete file of the complaint or request. On expiry of this period, a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-111

The persons mentioned in article L. 225-109 are required, when they acquire shares referred to in this article, to have these shares registered, or to deposit them under the conditions set out in Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-115

When a financial instrument mentioned in 6° of I of Article L. 214-36 includes a financial contract, in accordance with Article R. 214-32-24-1 , the latter is taken into account for the application of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duties between colleagues and members of other health professions

Article R4321-111

In the context of a therapeutic activity, any salaried contract with a person practising another health profession, whether regulated or not, as well as any collaboration contract involving a relation…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-11

The Chairman of the Centre National du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée may take a decision in the absence of an opinion from the committee when the committee has not issued an express opinion after a furt…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-112

The application for authorisation of a mutual insurance company may be drawn up and filed by the association with which the founders of the company intend to enter into a reinsurance treaty under the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 511-11

…ect, the economic conditions under which it is carried out, the prospects for distribution of the film and the form of aid, the amount of aid may represent up to 90% of the cost of restoration and dig…

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