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Showing 11311140 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-7-1

…le L. 2334-7, the inter-municipality allocation mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5211-28 and, where applicable, the balance of the development allowance provided for in the third paragra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L238-7

Any person may ask the president of the court ruling in summary proceedings to enjoin, if necessary under penalty, the board of directors, the management board, the managers, the legal representative…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Preventing business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures.

Article R611-25

…ator is appointed, the notification shall reproduce the provisions of articles R. 611-27 and R. 611-28. The decision opening the conciliation procedure is communicated without delay by the registrar t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-4

…iel et de résolution that it meets the conditions set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-28, the Autorité shall issue it with a certificate. The Authority shall also send a certificate to t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-29

The amount of aid for collective operations may not exceed 50% of the expenditure mentioned in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking transactions, payment services, issuance and management of electronic money

Article R754-1

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-1no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 Oc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
PRELIMINARY TITLE: GENERAL PRINCIPLES

Article L100-4

Sportsmen and women in paid employment benefit from the provisions of article L. 3122-28 of the French Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art.L. 3122-28-Any employee may, taking into account the company'…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-92

Any municipality may, by resolution of the municipal council, establish a tax on waste received at a household and similar waste storage facility, subject to the general tax on polluting activities re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article D123-205-1

The book mentioned in article L. 123-28 distinguishes cash payments from other payments and indicates the references of the supporting documents.The register referred to in the same article shall show…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-10

…cate, in the report attached to the management report or to the group management report as the case may be, whether the legal person or entity is subject to the obligations provided for in Articles L.…

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