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Showing 24012410 of 46101 articles for Art. CA Paris 13-2-2023 n° 21/01048

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6252-13

…rial Council: 1° Borrow for the purpose of financing the investments provided for in the budget and carry out financial transactions for the purpose of managing the borrowings, including hedging again…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6352-13

…rial Council: 1° Borrow for the purpose of financing the investments provided for in the budget and carry out financial transactions for the purpose of managing the borrowings, including hedging again…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-13

The cumulative result defined in II of article D. 5217-12 is allocated, when it is a surplus:1° As a priority, to reserves to cover the financing requirement of the investment section arising at the c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-13

…in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2021-453 of 16 April 2021 postponing the end of the application of Decree no. 2020-610 of 22 May 2020 taken for the application of Article L. 3131-17 of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-13

Advertising to the public for a product or object defined in article R. 5134-11 may not include any element which : 1° Suggest that the effect of the product or object is guaranteed or that it has no…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 123-13

In the event of the definitive closure of a cinema recording an average weekly admission of less than or equal to 2,200 during the five years preceding the year of closure, and subject to the payment…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-13

…eferred to in Article A. 132-11 includes, on the revenue side, the portion of net investment income calculated in accordance with the rules referred to in Article A. 132-14 and, on the expenditure sid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-13

…independent scientific commission for pharmacists ;5° The independent scientific commission for medical biologists;6° The independent scientific commission for paramedical professions and pharmacy ass…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-13

…ses and procedures to ensure the appropriateness, completeness and accuracy of the data used in the calculation of their prudential technical provisions referred to in Article L. 351-2. Where, in part…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-13

…essary for understanding the invention; 2° Lists of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences; 3° Chemical or mathematical formulae. Schematics of process steps, diagrams as well as short extracts from c…

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