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Showing 91100 of 42684 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 18-3-1980 n° 78-14.510

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-78

For the companies mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 214-31, the condition of exclusive ownership is met when securities giving access to the capital of companies whose purpose is not to hold financia…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Support for mobility training.

Article R5522-78

Mobility training is provided in the form of: 1° An apprenticeship contract; 2° One of the training courses listed in article L. 6313-1; 3° A sandwich course contract; 4° A work placement in a company…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-7

Without prejudice to the prerogatives of the territorially competent public prosecutors, the public prosecutor of the place where the departure station of a passenger rail transport vehicle is located…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special rules relating to real estate investment funds

Article L214-78

The provisions of article L. 214-24-40 are applicable to real estate investment funds.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-6

The deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1° bis, 1° ter, 1° quater and 2° of Article 21 are authorised to record the identity of offenders in order to draw up official reports concerning contr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 784 A

In the cases defined in 1° and 3° of Article 750 ter, the amount of tax on free transfers paid, where applicable, outside France may be offset against the tax payable in France. This deduction is limi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-78

Reasons are given for refusal of authorisation, in compliance with the rules set out in article L. 1110-4 of the Public Health Code. The applicant and, where applicable, the person(s) exercising paren…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opening and closing the Livret jeune.

Article R221-78

When applying to open a Livret Jeune account, the applicant is informed by the institution or organisation that holds the account of the account's operating procedures, in particular the consequences…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Training leave for employees aged 25 and under

Article R6322-78

The hours of leave to which the employee is entitled may be carried over from one year to the next at the employee's request. Total leave may be used in one or more instalments to attend training cour…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-78

The receipt or closure of a guardianship account, by separate deed (number 34 in table 5) gives rise, provided that the deed does not contain an agreement entitling the parties to proportional fees, t…

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