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Showing 19311940 of 3243 articles for Art. 18 juill. 2000

French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-3

…aking obtaining administrative approval for a principal risk belonging to a class mentioned in 1 to 18 of article R. 321-1 may also insure risks included in another class without administrative approv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-22

…ss and rectification, as well as the right to limit processing, provided for in Articles 15, 16 and 18 of Regulation (EU) No. 2016/679 may be exercised with the public interest group mentioned in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28

…e, publish consolidated accounts, shall comply with the provisions of articles L. 233-16 and L. 233-18 to L. 233-27. In this case, when their annual accounts are certified under the conditions provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2573-31

I. - Articles L. 2224-18 to L. 2224-20 and article L. 2224-23 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-10

…ccounts may be prepared using, in addition to the valuation methods provided for in articles L. 123-18 to L. 123-21, the valuation methods laid down by a regulation of the Autorité des normes comptabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Special provisions for sales by mutual agreement.

Article R642-36

…ation for the sale by mutual agreement of one or more properties, issued pursuant to article L. 642-18, determines the price of each property and the essential terms of the sale. The order is notified…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the various enforcement courts

Article D49-20

…persons file in accordance with the provisions of 1° of I of l'article 23 de la loi n° 2003-239 du 18 mars 2003 pour la sécurité intérieure.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 H

…d in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 are exempt from 80% of the property tax on unb…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-2-1

…nt claim covering the same sequence if that claim itself satisfies the conditions of Article L. 611-18 and that it sets out another specific application of this sequence.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 B

…d in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908, not exempt pursuant to articles 1395 à 1395 B…

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