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Showing 55715580 of 38608 articles for Art. n° 02-926 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 May 2007

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-6

In accordance with the procedures set out in articles D. 6121-7 to D. 6121-10, the contract sets quantitative targets for authorised care activities and heavy equipment, as defined in articles R. 6122…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-23

…jects seized are unavailable, that they are placed in the custody of the third party, and that they may not be disposed of or moved, except in the case provided for in the second paragraph of Article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-231

An association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 22-10-44, as well as one or more shareholders representing at least 5% of the share capital, either individually or grouped together in any…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-17

…ithdrawal of authorisation from a branch of a credit institution referred to in I of Article L. 511-10, this decision entails the liquidation of the balance sheet and off-balance sheet items of the br…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Infringements relating to other documents

Article 1729 B

…nes applicable to documents that must be filed simultaneously not being less than €60 or more than €10,000.The fine is increased to €150 in the case of the declaration provided for in Article 242 sexi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20-1

I. - Urban communities existing on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale continue to exercis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-2 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-1)

Article Annexe 8-2

…Relations with parties to proceedings.2. 3. 9. Relations with courts and public authorities.2. 3. 10. Relations with members of other legal professions.2. 4. relations with the profession.2. 4. 1. r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5: Offences committed by third-party declarants

Article 1736

…ion was required to be made.The person required to make a declaration in application of article 240 may regularise the declarations for the three previous years without incurring the application of th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D333-5-3

…r by any means that the classification is no longer valid. In the event of an increase of more than 10% in the number of pitches indicated in the classification decision, the operator, if he wishes to…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification procedure.

Article D332-4

…he categories designated by an increasing number of stars, in the event of an increase of more than 10% in the number of pitches indicated in the classification decision, the operator, if he wishes to…

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