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Showing 16911700 of 2350 articles for Art. CA Rouen 28 February 1991

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Products whose sale in bulk is prohibited

Article D120-7

…° Raw milk, except where it is delivered in bulk directly to the final consumer by the operator who carries out the packaging in full view of the consumer or via an automatic liquid dispenser, in acco…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-3

…Article R. 133-1, 4° of Article R. 133-2 and Articles R. 135-1 to R. 135-4;Article R. 136-1 is applicable in its wording resulting from decree no. 2021-1369 of 20 October 2021;2° The provisions of Boo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L811-1-1

…regulation and protection of access to cultural works in the digital age;Article L. 113-9-1 is applicable in the wording resulting from Order no. 2021-1658 of 15 December 2021.Articles L. 132-15, L. 1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of receipts from cinemas

Article D212-88

…ay; 3° Proceeds from the sale of admission tickets for each screening and for each day plus, in the case of cinema access packages giving entitlement to multiple admissions, the sum declared for these…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Information on beneficial owners

Article L561-46

…cial Code, the information relating to the beneficial owners. This information concerns the identification details and personal domicile of these beneficiaries as well as the terms and conditions of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

1 Industrial and commercial companies that subscribe to the capital of companies that have entered into an agreement with the State under the conditions provided for in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-54-1

…uly 1901 relating to the contract of association or entered in the register of associations in application of the local civil code applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, whi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Seniority requirements

Article L3342-1

…ed three months. To determine any seniority required, all employment contracts performed during the calculation period and the twelve months preceding it are taken into account. Temporary employees ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-5

The prefect communicates to the president of the general council: 1° A statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the four direct local taxes chargeable to the department, th…

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