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Showing 13211330 of 56854 articles for Art. Cass. com. 31-1-2017 n° 14-29.474

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICES

Article LO6352-14

The president of the territorial council may, after deliberation by the executive council, refer to the administrative court a request for an opinion on the interpretation of the status of Saint-Marti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-14

The ticket and payment card mentioned in article R. 49-1, if they are sent pursuant to article 529-10, are accompanied by a request for exoneration form specifying the conditions for admissibility of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Provisions applicable to the protection of ionising radiation sources against malicious acts

Article R1333-149

The provisions of article R. 1333-148 do not apply to :1° Persons requiring medical treatment involving access to ionising radiation sources, products or devices containing them;2° Personnel from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Partnership with the Institution Nationale des Invalides under Article L. 6147-16

Article R6147-147

The partnership medical project referred to in 1° of II of Article L. 6147-16 is organised around the following axes, under the conditions specified by the agreement provided for in this article: 1° T…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-14

When the accounts of a territorial authority show a deficit in the implementation of the budget, after verification of the accuracy of the revenue and expenditure entries, equal to or greater than 10%…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-315

The keeper of the National Register of Companies, informed by any administrative or judicial authority through the intermediary of the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and under the condition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-14

The lessor may refuse to renew the lease. However, the lessor must, subject to the exceptions set out in articles L. 145-17 et seq, pay the evicted tenant a so-called eviction indemnity equal to the l…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-14

In the event of alienation or bareboat charter of the vessel, the insurance shall continue ipso jure in favour of the new owner or charterer, on condition that he informs the insurer within ten days a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-14

In the light of the opinion issued by the Commission nationale d'expertise, the ministers responsible for the environment and the economy respectively either reject the claim for compensation in a joi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7124-14

Any draft or proposed deliberation of the Assembly of French Guyana that has consequences for the environment or the living environment or concerns the identity of the Amerindian and Bushinenge popula…

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