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Showing 11011110 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Investigation assistants

Article 21-3

…nt of the judicial police and contacting, if necessary, the interpreter required for the hearing; > 2° Serving notice of the hearing to any person to be heard by an officer or agent of the judicial po…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-19-1

…the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property referred to in Article R. 411-19 shall be that of the place of residence of the person lodging the appeal.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article D47-1-19

…the necessary documents. During this transit, the provisions of the first paragraph of article 694-26 shall apply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Professional equality between women and men and quality of life and working conditions

Article L2242-19-1

The negotiations provided for in article L. 2242-17 may also cover the quality of working conditions, in particular health and safety at work and the prevention of occupational risks. It may rely on r…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-2

…him have consistently enjoyed possession of French status.The French nationality of persons born in Mayotte, who were of age on 1 January 1994, will be subsidiarily held to be established if these per…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-19-1

…patent is an invention in the field of semiconductor technology, a compulsory or ex officio licence may only be granted for use for public non-commercial purposes or to remedy a practice that has been…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° quater : Tax reduction for investments in social hotel residences

Article 199 decies I

…for taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who acquire, between 1 January 2007 and 31 December 2010, a dwelling forming part of a social purpose hotel residence defined in

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter D

I. - The tax credit defined in'article 244 quater E is deducted from the income tax due by the taxpayer in respect of the year during which the assets eligible for the scheme are acquired, created or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-34

In the cases mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 230-33, where the needs of the investigation or enquiry so require, the public prosecutor or investigating judge may, for the sole purpose of installing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-1

…ines : 1° The terms and conditions for informing the Social and Economic Committee, if one exists ; 2° The maximum number of departures envisaged, the associated job cuts, and the length of time durin…

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