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Showing 551560 of 57097 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 31-1-2012 n° 10-28.591

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Publication of budgets and accounts.

Article D2573-31

I. - The articles R. 2313-1 to R. 2313-3, article R. 2313-5 and article R. 2313-8 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV. II. - For the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Restricted formation (R).

Article R5211-31

The members of the restricted formation of the departmental commission for inter-municipal cooperation are elected at the installation meeting of this commission and after each general renewal of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the Government Commissioner

Article R112-31

Each year, the Government Commissioner informs the members of the National Sports Agency of the observations made regarding its operation and, in particular, of the exercise of his right to object. Ea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: National Conciliation Commission.

Article R6142-31

The committee's opinion and the minutes of the meeting are forwarded to the ministers responsible for higher education and health for their decision. The ministers shall decide without the committee's…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Transmission of information

Article L561-31

In addition to the application of article L. 561-30-1 and article 40 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the department is authorised to pass on information it holds to the judicial authorities and cri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Uncultivated land. Development

Article 1025

Concession contracts, certificates, minutes and, in general, all acts relating to the classification or concession of uncultivated or manifestly underexploited land referred to in articles L. 125-1 to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article R212-31

The vocational diploma is awarded by the rector of the academic region:-alone, in the case of a speciality created by the ministers responsible for youth and sport ;-jointly with the competent authori…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Resources

Article R121-31

Secondary accountants may be appointed by the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration with the approval of the Minister responsible for the budget and the Office's accoun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Emergency care network

Article R6123-31

The agreement provides for regular monitoring of the commitments made by network members, and for their annual assessment to be sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-31

The Public Prosecutor may postpone the execution of a confiscation order in the following cases: 1° Where the confiscation order relates to a sum of money and the amount recovered is likely to exceed…

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