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Showing 65116520 of 23743 articles for Art. Cass. 13 March 2008 – counterfeit as dispossession

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-9

…article L. 214-20 meet the following conditions:1° The potential loss to which the UCITS is exposed as a result of holding them is limited to the amount it paid to acquire them;2° Their liquidity does…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-20

…a six-month period, an intern interrupts his duties for more than two months under articles R. 6153-13 to R. 6153-18, R. 6153-26 or R. 6153-40 or is absent for more than two months under conditions th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 Z septies

I.-The amount of property tax on built-up properties provided for in Article 1380 and levied during the financial year for the housing units mentioned in III of this article gives rise to a non-taxabl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4a: Temporary open-ended employment contract

Article L1251-58-5

For the application of articles L. 1251-5, L. 1251-9, L. 1251-11, L. 1251-13, L. 1251-16, L. 1251-17, L. 1251-29, L. 1251-30, L. 1251-31, L. 1251-34, L. 1251-35, L. 1251-41 and L. 1251-60 to open-ende…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-17

…f rail transport. It receives budgetary support from the State in an amount equivalent to the costs assumed by the State for the operation of rail transport pursuant to the contractual provisions in f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the administration of the person subject to a resolution procedure

Article L613-51-2

…ment or any other person who effectively manages the business within the meaning of Articles L. 511-13 or L. 532-2, as well as the members of the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Inter-municipal agreements, conventions and conferences

Article L5842-31

…lynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5221-1 law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 L. 5221-2 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 De…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article LO6262-15

The provisions of articles LO 6262-13 and LO 6262-14 do not apply to the entry and payment of compulsory expenditure resulting, for the local authority and its public establishments, from a court deci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-9

…e limits it determines, with the exception of those mentioned in 2°, 3°, 5°, 7°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 16°, 17° and 20° of I of article R. 6123-8. The Chief Executive Officer reports on the decision…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Agreements with companies

Article R5141-143

The agreements referred to in article L. 5141-13-1 between veterinary surgeons or veterinary students and the companies referred to in article L. 5142-1 are forwarded by the company to the Conseil nat…

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