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Showing 23012310 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-4-2

…lf of the municipality or the State, with the exception of the tasks mentioned in article 23 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service for municip…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article R121-14

…Directors, who is appointed under the conditions set out in article 10 of the aforementioned Act of 26 July 1983 and holds the title of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.The Chairman and Chief Exec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article D2312-3

…report on the state of the local authority provided for in the tenth paragraph of article 33 of law no. 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique terri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 terdecies

I. - Loans taken out between 1 September 2005 and 31 December 2008 with a view to financing their studies by persons aged no more than twenty-five and enrolled in a course of higher education entitle…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L2321-2

…s and social security contributions; 4° bis Under the conditions set out in the article 88-1 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditur…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-33

…ligations laid down in Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or, where applicable, by Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 of the European Parliament and of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-4

…L. 310-2 have an amount of eligible own funds consisting of the items referred to in Article R. 351-26.The Solvency Capital Requirement and the Minimum Capital Requirement are calculated in accordance…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2651-3

…all and medium-sized enterprises" and the words: "within the meaning of Article 19 I of amended Law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft trades" are r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2671-3

…all and medium-sized enterprises" and the words: "within the meaning of Article 19 I of amended Law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft trades" are r…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2661-3

…all and medium-sized enterprises" and the words: "within the meaning of Article 19 I of amended Law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft trades" are r…

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