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Showing 761770 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: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-25-1

…ng the previous two criteria, the violence in this sequence is quantitatively accentuated: 1 point; 4° The violence cannot be circumvented: 1 point; 5° The violence is encouraged: 1 point. They are aw…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259-0

…r the application of the rules relating to the place of supply of services provided for in articles 259 to 259 D, the following are considered to be taxable persons:1° For all services supplied to him…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1501

…rged into the joint estate and can no longer be identified in accordance with the rules of Article 1402.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 1559

…back to the pre-trial judge in the cases provided for in the second and third paragraphs of article 1561.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholder default.

Article R228-25

…red in an account with the issuer in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 211-1 and R. 211-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the registration of the defaulting shareholder is cancelled ip…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-15

…right to object does not apply to this processing pursuant to Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-7

…tes: 1° By expiry of the period for which it was formed, unless extended in accordance with Article 1844-6 ; 2° By the realisation or extinction of its object;

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article D111-18

…rocessing of personal data carried out in this context complies with the loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés modifiée et précise dans la rubrique pré…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-5

Any contract entered into by a consumer for the supply of digital content or digital services shall include at least the following information: 1° The identity and contact details of the professional;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-25

…ent functions; 2° Persons who effectively manage the company within the meaning of Article L. 532-2(4) and who are not mentioned in 1° ; 3° All persons responsible for the procedures, systems and poli…

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