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Showing 12811290 of 30335 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-7-2010 n° 09-12.491

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration

Article D7121-8

Reimbursements, allowances and benefits in kind received by the artist as professional expenses may not be taken into consideration when calculating the remuneration of the artistic agent pursuant to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 732

The conditional release decision lays down the terms and conditions under which freedom is granted and maintained, as well as the nature and duration of the assistance and supervision measures. If it…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Transfers free of charge

Article 793

…landholding groups and those in agricultural landholding groups, created in accordance with the loi n° 62-933 du 8 août 1962 et répondant aux diverses caractéristiques des articles L. 322-1 à L. 322-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-8

Within a period of two months prior to the clinical trial of a veterinary medicinal product, the sponsor shall inform the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-8

The Minister responsible for the economy shall specify the conditions for the application of articles L. 532-6 and L. 532-7. In particular, it shall set the terms and conditions under which :a) Decisi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE ASYLUM APPLICATION

Article R521-8

After fulfilling the obligations laid down in articles R. 521-5 to R. 521-6, if the examination of the application falls within the competence of France and without prejudice to the provisions of arti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-8

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall provide the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority with the following information on an annual basis until 1 January 2021: a)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-6

Teleservices allow the professionals, establishments, services or organisations mentioned in article R. 1111-8-3 to access the registration number in the national register of natural persons and to ch…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-8

Businesses whose turnover exceeds a threshold defined by decree shall make the telephone number for receiving a consumer's call with a view to obtaining the proper performance of a contract concluded…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-8

If no objection is made within the period provided for in Article R. 733-6, the commission shall inform the debtor and the creditors by simple letter that the measures provided for in Articles L. 733-…

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