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Showing 34913500 of 66453 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 19-9-2007 n° 06-15.295 and Cass. civ. 3-10-2019 n° 18-22.945 F-D

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 196 B

The taxpayer who accepts the attachment of the persons designated in 3 of Article 6 benefits from an additional half share of family quotient per person thus attached.If the connected person is marrie…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article R612-19

…product, an independent claim for a process specially designed for the manufacture of that product, and an independent claim for a use of that product; 2° An independent claim for a process, and an in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-19

…ovisions of this section do not apply to : 1° products intended for human health, cosmetic products and tattooing products mentioned in article L. 5311-1; 2° Veterinary medicinal products as defined i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Accounting obligations

Article R6352-19

…ic limited companies, private-sector training providers must appoint at least one statutory auditor and one deputy if, at the end of the calendar year or at the close of the financial year, they excee…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L172-18

…or disinfection measures or following violations of blockades, acts of smuggling or prohibited or clandestine trade;c) damages or other compensation in respect of any seizures or bonds given to releas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training in health, safety and working conditions

Article L2315-18

The members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee and the contact person provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 2314-1 receive the training they need to carry out thei…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Means of communication and exchange of information

Article R3122-18

The conceding authority may require candidates and tenderers to attach a French translation to the documents they have submitted drawn up in another language.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures applicable to products, services and establishments

Article L521-18

…umption or the minister(s) concerned may issue warnings to manufacturers, importers or distributors and ask them to bring the products they offer to the public into compliance with safety rules and th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Group action

Article L623-18

…vide individual compensation for the losses suffered by each consumer, under the conditions, limits and time limits set by the judgment referred to in Article L. 623-5.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-18

…nary General Meeting called to vote on the conversion provided for in articles L. 228-12, L. 228-14 and in the second paragraph of article L. 228-15 sets out the terms of the conversion, the methods f…

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