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Showing 31913200 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-15

…cinematographic works mentioned in article…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-15

…of the French Penal Code for fifth-class offences shall be liable to the fine provided for in L. 134-1 : 1° Failure to make the declaration provided for in Article R. 134-6 under the conditions laid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Partnership with the Institution Nationale des Invalides under Article L. 6147-16

Article R6147-150

…A steering committee, whose tasks are specified in the agreement referred to in II of article L. 6147-16, is responsible for drawing up the partnership medical project referred to in article R. 6147-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-3

…decree shall exercise concurrent jurisdiction with that resulting from the application of articles 43,52 and 382 of this code for the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the offences pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-15

…Payments from the State, the European Union and the funds mentioned in articles L. 6331-2, L. 6331-4 and L. 6241-3 ; b) Repayments of advances and loans; c) Proceeds from the investment of available…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-9

…s of 2° of article L. 2331-6 and those of 7° of article L. 2331-8 will come into force as from the 1997 financial year for fixed assets acquired as from 1 January 1996. For financial years prior to 19…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Patient care by the mobile emergency and intensive care unit

Article R6123-15-1

…to meet the emergency care needs of the population; 2° As part of an event mentioned in article L. 1435-2.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2 : Special rules on the form of certain wills.

Article 990

In all cases, a duplicate original of the wills mentioned in the two preceding articles shall be made. If this formality could not be fulfilled due to the testator's state of health, an expedition of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-15

…ails to inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution of major changes in this regard.4° Represents a threat to the stability of or confidence in the payment system by continuing to prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Restructuring of branches

Article R2261-15

…two years, in particular those ensuring a national minimum professional wage, within the meaning of 4° of II of article L. 2261-22, at least equal to the interprofessional minimum growth wage; 2° The…

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