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Showing 311320 of 34284 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 9-6-2022 n° 20-21.277 F-B

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-6

The location report completes the traceability and mapping documents relating to the furniture and buildings within its scope. The person referred to in the first paragraph of I of article R. 4412-97…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique (National Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-9

The term of office of the members of the Commission nationale d'aménagement cinématographique is not interrupted by the rules concerning the age limit that may apply to the persons concerned. If a mem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group Medical Committee

Article D6132-9-6

The committee elects its chairman and vice-chairman from among the practitioners who are full members.Where an army hospital is associated with the group, army practitioners who are members of the gro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-17

Without prejudice to the application of Article 694-4, enforcement of a freezing order shall be refused in any of the following cases: 1° If immunity prevents it or if the property or evidence is unse…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of asset freezing orders issued by foreign authorities

Article 695-9-22

The person who holds the property that is the subject of the freezing order or any other person who claims to have a right to the said property may, by means of a request delivered to the registry of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 bis A

I.-Religible for the reduced rate referred to in the first paragraph of Article 278-0 bis are energy renovation services that meet the following conditions: 1° They are carried out in premises that ha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 279-0 bis A

I.-The reduced rate of 10% applies to the supply of housing that meets the following conditions: 1° The housing is intended by the lessee to be rented as a principal residence to individuals whose res…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 A bis

For the assessment of local taxes, the rental values of specific port handling tools, equipment and facilities transferred or having been the subject of a transfer of real rights under the conditions…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-6

At least once a year, insurance undertakings send electronically to the group mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 161-17-1 of the Social Security Code the information required to implement…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article L212-6-9

Film planning commissions authorise or refuse projects in their entirety.

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