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Showing 18711880 of 56154 articles for Art. 413-6 · C. com. Art. L 121-5 · Cass. 1re civ. 25 November 1986 · Cass. com. 21 October 2014 n° 13-22.428

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25

For the "Contribution to the development of creativity" group, points are allocated as follows: 1° A total of 2 points are allocated to the "Heritage-based creation" sub-group when the video game is i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Membership of an occupational health service

Article D4625-25

Employers may join one or more local prevention and occupational health services located in the département where their remote workers mainly work. If an employer joins more than one local occupationa…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Attachment

Article R222-21

After reminding the holder of the property that he is obliged to inform him whether the property has been subject to a previous seizure and, if so, to provide him with the minutes of such seizure, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Qualification of experts.

Article R5141-25

The experts referred to in Article L. 5141-16 shall have the following qualifications and experience, set out in a summary of the curriculum vitae attached to the marketing authorisation application d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212

I. - Interest on sums left with or made available to a company by an affiliated company, directly or indirectly, within the meaning of 12 of the article 39, are deductible : a) Within the limit of tho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Quarantine, placement and isolation measures

Article L3131-13

I. - Individual measures involving quarantine and placement and maintenance in isolation are ordered by a reasoned individual decision of the representative of the State in the department on a proposa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13-1

In the case of research involving the human person relating to the gene therapy and xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1, the authorisation to conduct the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R716-21

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts with exclusive jurisdiction to hear trade mark actions pursuant to article L. 716-5 du code de la propriété intellectuelle are set in accordance with T…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Alcoholic beverages

Article R412-21

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 :1° The provisions of Articles 1 to 7,9 to 18,21,22,29,36,38,45 and 48 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787 of the European Parliament and of the Counc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Data retention

Article R142-21

Any file that has not been updated within five years of the recording of the first data it contains shall be deleted, except in the following cases: 1° A file containing data relating to a residence p…

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