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Showing 11611170 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4434-8

…he Guadeloupe region, calculated under the conditions defined in article L. 4332-3, is reduced from 2008 by an amount of €654,503 intended to finance the overall allocation for school construction and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1774

…prived of civic, civil and family rights, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 131-26 and 131-26-1 of the Criminal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-28

…ne month before, as the case may be: 1° The convening of the meeting provided for in Article L. 223-26 ; 2° The deadline set for sending them to the sole shareholder by article R. 223-25 ; 3° The fili…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-42

The mutual insurance companies defined in Article L. 322-26-1 and the companies referred to in Article L. 322-26-4 shall operate under the conditions set out in this Section subject to the specific pr…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-5

…al, the French spouse may renounce French nationality in accordance with the provisions of articles 26 et seq on condition that he has acquired the foreign nationality of his spouse and that the habit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Fundamental missions

Article L141-6-1

…of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, as well as the European Banking Authority.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-27

…tes, based on a letter drawn by lot;4° Where applicable, the circulars mentioned in article D. 4233-26.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-5

…of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees No. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, No. 2015-1281 of 13 October 2015, No. 2016-273 of 4 March 2016, and No…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-51

…and on presentation of the plant variety certificate, or in the case provided for in Article L. 623-26, a certified copy of the application for a plant variety certificate. In the latter case, the app…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…a, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: ARTICLES AS AMENDED BY R. 4126-1Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-1-1 Decree no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 R. 4126…

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