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Showing 961970 of 25872 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 10-10-2012 n° 11-17.891

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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: The office.

Article L5211-10

The bureau of the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation is composed of the president, one or more vice-presidents and, optionally, one or more other members. The number of vice-presidents…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article D4312-10

A. - The report provided for in Article L. 4312-1 includes the following information: 1° The budgetary guidelines envisaged by the region relating to projected changes in expenditure and revenue, both…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-10

I.-The application for authorisation provided for in 3° of Article L. 6221-4 shall be sent by the medical biology laboratory established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Territories and territorial health councils

Article L1434-10

I A. - All the healthcare players in a given area are responsible for improving the health of the population in that area and for providing optimum care for patients in that area.I. - The Director Gen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-105-1

The fee payable each year to a municipality, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or a mixed syndicate for the temporary occupation of its public domain by work sites on public elect…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R2333-105-2

The fee payable each year to a municipality, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or a mixed syndicate for the temporary occupation, recorded over the course of a year, of its public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-10

I.-The person responsible for the swimming pool organises and implements the monitoring of the establishment's installations, water treatment system and air ventilation system. To this end, they draw…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Suspension and cancellation of financial instruments

Article L420-10

I. - The operator of a trading venue may suspend or delist a financial instrument from trading for a specified period of time if the instrument or the conditions under which it is traded no longer com…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to natural persons

Article L123-10

Individuals applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector must declare the address of their business…

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