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Showing 26912700 of 46223 articles for Art. CA Paris 22 January 2013 · Cass. 1re civ. 3 November 1965 · Cass. 3e civ. 8 January 1992

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L512-83

…utual or union, the remaining assets, after payment of the company's debts and reimbursement of the capital actually paid in, shall be allocated, by decision of the general meeting under conditions de…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L4212-8

In all the cases mentioned in the articles of this chapter, a repeat offence is punishable by three months' imprisonment and a fine of 7,500 euros. Natural persons guilty of an offence under this chap…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Domiciliation

Article R551-8

Organisations under agreement in application of article L. 550-2 or providing stable accommodation for asylum seekers will provide those concerned with a declaration of domicile, the model for which i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of dismissal, discharge or acquittal

Article R249-8

…exercise the appeal shall be brought to the attention of the assigning accounting officer. In this case, the latter shall execute the decision.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Building characteristics

Article R4214-8

…with a safety system that immediately stops any opening or closing movement if this movement could cause harm to a person. They are designed so that they can be opened manually, unless they open auto…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article R5122-8

…tled to partial activity allowances and indemnities when the reduction or suspension of activity is caused by a collective labour dispute affecting the establishment in which the employees are employe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Installation and use of computerised ticketing systems

Article D212-82

Computer tickets and dematerialised admission rights may be created outside the ticket offices of the cinematographic establishments to which they give access, provided that they are registered, at th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Installation and use of computerised ticketing systems

Article D212-83

…° Pre-sales concern all admission rights issued before the immediate entry sales period. The specifications for the computerised system specify the requirements for recording admissions for the two ab…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Installation and use of computerised ticketing systems

Article D212-84

…ept multiple-admission cinema access packages identify each of these packages with a specific price category that they communicate to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Installation and use of computerised ticketing systems

Article D212-80

…me or company name and address;2° The type of computerised system and its number in the type series;3° The company name or trade name of the user establishment, the authorisation number and the locati…

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