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Showing 22212230 of 31344 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 23-5-1995 n° 93-11.103

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article R2121-5

In the cases provided for in article L. 2121-5, the compulsory resignation of members of municipal councils is pronounced by the administrative court. The mayor, after refusal established under the co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-57

In establishments authorised to manufacture and import medicated feed, the following information is recorded:1° The date of manufacture, import, transfer or issue as appropriate and, if manufacture ha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-5

The chapters of budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section: - for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to group 90 "Breakdown of operations", supplemented by the number of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ORGANISATION

Article L3631-5

The metropolitan council elects the members of the permanent commission. The permanent commission is composed of the president and one or more vice-presidents of the metropolitan council as well as, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Procedure.

Article R463-5

Where the rapporteur deems it useful, for the investigation of the referrals referred to in Article L. 462-5 and requests for precautionary measures under article L. 464-1 for which it is responsible,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-5-2

ENNEX 1-5-2 STANDARD FORM FOR SIMPLIFIED ANNUAL ACCOUNTING PUBLICATION STATEMENT-BUSINESS 1. Declarant (1) Name or business name of the legal entity Registered with the RCS, number Identity and capaci…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

Subject toArticle L. 286 BA of the Book of Tax Procedures, when implementing the powers of investigation, recording and prosecution provided for in this Code or when required on the basis of the Code…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XII: General provisions

Article D589-5

The electronic seal may be used, under the condition laid down by Article D. 589-2, in place of the electronic signature provided for in article D. 589-3, including where it is affixed after a handwri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-50

I. - A surety guarantee mechanism is hereby set up to honour, in the event of default by a credit institution or finance company, the surety undertakings required by law or regulation and given by tha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Supplementary provisions

Article D3154-5

When an employee requests, in agreement with his employer, the deposit of all the rights acquired on his time savings account, converted into monetary units, the sums are transferred by the latter to…

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