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Showing 29112920 of 33588 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 10-5-1989 n° 87-16.595

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Local taxes, fees and charges

Article L2573-50

For its application in French Polynesia, Article L. 2333-87 reads as follows: "Art. L. 2333-87 -Without prejudice to the application of article L. 2213-2, the municipal council or the deliberative bod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-52

The resolution college may decide to transfer, on one or more occasions, to one or more purchasers other than a bridge institution, all or part of the equity securities mentioned in Chapter II of Titl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-3

I.-The companies mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 123-16-2 or those which exceed, in respect of the last completed financial year and on an annual basis, two of the three thresholds set, respective…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article L814-10-2

I.-Disciplinary proceedings against a person appointed under the conditions provided for in III of article L. 812-2 may only relate to acts committed in the context of or in connection with the assign…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-52

…fixed monthly emoluments for the third year of boarding provided for in 1° of article 10 of décret n°99-930 du 10 novembre 1999.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 55

The tax department checks the returns. It may rectify the returns in accordance with the procedure set out in Article L. 55 of the Book of Tax Procedures (1). (1) See also Livre des procédures fiscale…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article R341-5

Independently of offences relating to the conservation of the public domain, which remain subject to the "contravention de grande voirie" system, breaches of the provisions of the mooring regulations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Contracts concluded at trade fairs and exhibitions

Article L224-59

Before the conclusion of any contract between a consumer and a trader at a fair, exhibition or any commercial event covered by Chapter II of Title VI of Book VII of the French Commercial Code, the tra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the cumulation of aid

Article 312-52

The same project may not, for the same expenditure, benefit from both aid granted in application of this chapter and other aid granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the cumulation of aid

Article 312-53

The same author may not submit, individually or jointly, more than five applications per year for all the grants awarded to authors in application of this chapter.The same author may submit, individua…

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