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Showing 211220 of 51862 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 8-2-2024 n° 22-22.301

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-22

When it receives a request formulated in application of the first paragraph of article R. 4422-16, the Economic, Social, Environmental and Cultural Council may appoint a rapporteur to present its opin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R4381-22

Any decision taken by a health insurance fund to place the company or a member practising within the company outside the scope of the agreement, or establishing that the company has been placed outsid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue.

Article R5132-22

Pharmacists are only authorised to dispense these medicines for the first time on presentation of a prescription less than three months old. List I medicinal products may only be renewed if the prescr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-22

Within ten days of the last of the publications provided for in articles L. 141-12 and L. 141-13, any unregistered creditor of the transferring shareholder shall notify the registry of the commercial…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-22

The entertainment entrepreneur must ensure the public performance or execution under technical conditions that guarantee respect for the author's intellectual and moral rights.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Securities lending

Article L211-22

The provisions of article L. 211-24 are applicable to loans of financial securities that meet the following conditions: 1. The loan relates to financial securities; 2. The loan relates to financial se…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 2: Ordinary procedure

Article R121-22

In the event of an appeal, an application may be made to the First President of the Court of Appeal for a stay of execution of decisions taken by the enforcement judge. The application is made by mean…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of tax

Article 223 O

1. The parent company is substituted for the companies in the group for the purposes of setting off against the amount of corporation tax for which it is liable in respect of each financial year:a. Ta…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-22

The rapporteur presents his report orally at the hearing. The party concerned and his counsel are invited to speak last. The proceedings are not public unless the person concerned or his counsel reque…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Advance payments

Article R2191-22

The frequency of advance payments is set at a maximum of three months. When the contract holder is a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman within the meaning of article R. 2151-13, a coopera…

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