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Showing 11711180 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic foreign promotion account

Article 721-22

…over the following expenses, relating to cinematographic works mentioned in 1° to 5° of article 721-6, provided that they are directly allocated to the promotion abroad of these works, excluding opera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-22

…informed of the quantity of radiation produced by the equipment during the radiological procedure; 6° Eliminate or reduce as far as possible the risks associated with medical devices connected to or…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to documents and information

Article D3171-15

…rtifying that it has made the prior declaration provided for by the aforementioned law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules for negotiating unemployment insurance agreements

Article L5424-22

…professions, the agreements relating to the unemployment insurance scheme mentioned in article L. 5422-20 include specific rules for compensating intermittent entertainment artists and technicians, ap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 B

…the conditions for membership of this group for more than one financial year, pursuant to articles 223 A or 223 A bis, other than that of being subject to corporation tax in France, are deducted from…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-28

The public prosecutor at the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located, after collecting, where app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Direct marketing of banking and financial services

Article D752-22

…341-11No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 341-12No. 2019-1213 of 21 November 2019D. 341-13 to D. 341-15No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005II. - For the application of I:1° In the first paragraph of article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Tax credit for the purchase of a company's capital

Article 220 nonies

…ively for the purpose of repurchasing all or part of the capital of a company, carried out until 31 December 2022 under the conditions mentioned in II, may benefit from a tax credit.For each financial…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-1

…74. This agreement is filed with a notary, who checks that the formal requirements set out in 1° to 6° of article 229-3 are met. He also ensures that the draft agreement has not been signed before the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Permanent rules

Article 1511

I.-Where the assessment rates referred to in article 1510 have not been set by the departmental commission provided for in article 1651, the mayor, duly authorised by the municipal council, is entitle…

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