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Showing 49114920 of 51458 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 9-2-2005 n° 197

French Civil CodeIn force
Sub-section 1: Method of registration of mortgages

Article 2430

Registration ceases to have effect if it has not been renewed by the date referred to in the first paragraph of Article 2429. Each renewal is required until a specified date. This date is fixed as sta…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 222-19

Long-length cinematographic works that meet the following conditions are eligible for direct allocations: 1° They have received investment approval or, if this has not been requested, production appro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article D937-2

In Article R. 721-3, the words: "and the number of chambers of each commercial court" are replaced by the words: "of the mixed commercial court of Nouméa", and the words: "in the tables in Annex 7-2 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article D947-2

In Article R. 721-3, the words: "and the number of chambers of each commercial court" are replaced by the words: "of the mixed commercial court of Papeete", and the words: "in the tables in Annex 7-2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-2

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence of unlawful lending of labour as provided for in Article L. 8241-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS ADOPTED BY REGIONAL AUTHORITIES

Article L4141-2

…nked to a temporary or seasonal increase in activity, pursuant to 1° and 2° of article 3 of the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statuaires relatives à la fonction publique territo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title III: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation, exchange of information and supplementary supervision of financial conglomerates

Article L634-2

The procedure established, pursuant to I of Article 8 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life, by the persons mentioned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-25

Directly or indirectly providing the children mentioned in 1° to 4° of article L. 7124-1 and article L. 7124-2 or their legal representatives with funds in excess of the share set pursuant to the firs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Sexual harassment.

Article L1153-2

No person who has suffered or refused to suffer acts of sexual harassment as defined in Article L. 1153-1, including, in the case mentioned in 1° of the same Article L. 1153-1, if the comments or beha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

For a product mentioned in Article L. 5122-14, the advertising approval for professionals mentioned in Article L. 5122-9 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Art…

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