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Showing 17711780 of 24728 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 10-27.701

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Absentees

Article 1068

The time limit within which extracts from the judgment declaring absence must be published may not exceed six months from the pronouncement of that judgment; it shall be mentioned in the extracts subm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-2

…ble for the safekeeping of the scheme's assets under the conditions defined in II of article L. 214-175-4 and ensures that the management company's decisions concerning the scheme are lawful. The Gene…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Offences relating to declarations and documents containing information to be used for tax assessment or settlement purposes

Article 1729-0 A

…unt of this increase may not be less than the amount of the fine provided for in 2 of IV of Article 1736 ;b) Amounts appearing or having appeared in one or more capitalisation contracts or investments…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17-1

…e vulnerable due to their economic or social situation within the meaning of 1° of Article 2 of Law no. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy ; b) It pursues an objective defin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-17-1

The public waste prevention and management service is subject to cost accounting.The mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation presents, respectively, to the mu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of post-authorisation safety studies

Article R5121-178-1

This article applies to the post-authorisation safety studies referred to in Article R. 5121-178 which are carried out either voluntarily by the holder of the marketing authorisation referred to in Ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Relationship between the respective payment service providers and the payment service user

Article L133-17-1

An account-holding payment service provider may refuse a payment service provider providing an account information or payment initiation service access to a payment account for objectively justified a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to securitisation undertakings

Article L214-175-6

…as been delegated, of financial instruments held in custody in accordance with II of Article L. 214-175-4. It shall not be held liable if it proves, under the conditions defined by the General Regulat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3

I.-For each book, the publisher is required to report to the author on the calculation of his remuneration in an explicit and transparent manner.To this end, the publisher shall send the author, or ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-106

…according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.645% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.905% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.617% Over €30,000 0.452%b) With stipulation of price, a fee…

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