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Showing 51515160 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Fixed procedural fees

Article 1018 A

The decisions of the criminal courts, with the exception of those that only rule on civil interests, are subject to a fixed procedural fee payable by each convicted person.This fee is:1° 31 € for crim…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L611-1

…tion of consumer disputes: a conventional mediation process, as defined in the article 21 de la loi n° 95-125 du 8 février 1995 relative à l'organisation des juridictions et de la procédure civile, pé…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: State financial assistance

Article L3662-4

…e destiné aux collectivités territoriales, mentionné au b du 2° du B du I de l'article 49 de la loi n° 2005-1719 du 30 décembre 2005 de finances pour 2006. II. - (Repealed).

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-17

…anies governed by the Monetary and Financial Code; 5° Investment companies governed by l'ordonnance n° 45-2710 du 2 novembre 1945 relative aux sociétés d'investissement; 6° Sociétés de développement r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1

The administrative authorisation provided for in Article L. 321-1 is granted by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution. For the purposes of granting this authorisation, insurance operati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Exercise of freedom of establishment and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-4

…s V and VI of this Title, Title II of this Book and Articles L. 112-2, L. 112-2-1 and L. 112-11, it may take appropriate measures to put an end to the breaches found. II.-If the Autorité de contrôle p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23

…ded for by the manufacturer, from the time they are placed on the market until the packaging, which may not be reused, is opened with a view to implantation ; 2° Eliminate or reduce as far as possible…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 1

…nutes of the general meeting and a summary of unpaid amounts for each co-owner. (2) Article L. 1331-29 III and articles R. 1331-6 to R. 1331-8 of the Public Health Code for insalubrity; article L. 511…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Sole traders with limited liability

Article L526-15

In the event that the individual limited liability entrepreneur renounces the appropriation or in the event of his death, the declaration mentioned in Article L. 526-7 ceases to have effect. However,…

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