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Showing 571580 of 44539 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 3-11-2021 n° 20-20.219

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Genetically modified organisms

Article R412-20

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 2 and 3, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 4, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 9, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 12, Ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Simplified accounting presentation.

Article D123-200

For the application of articles L. 123-16 and L. 123-16-1:1° In the case of micro-enterprises, the balance sheet total is set at 350,000 euros, the net turnover at 700,000 euros and the average number…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and procedures for bringing cases before the court

Article R249-20

I.-The request is declared by the requesting party or his lawyer in the following manner: 1° Where the applicant is remanded in custody, the declaration is made to the investigating judge's registry i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…e equipment, materials or appliances, uses another company, under a subcontract governed by the loi n° 75-1334 du 31 décembre 1975 relative à la sous-traitance.2. A joint order by the ministers respon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article L225-204

A capital reduction is authorised or decided by the Extraordinary General Meeting, which may delegate to the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as the case may be, all powers to carry it out.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-20

Each chemical, pharmaceutical, biological and non-clinical trial gives rise to a report drawn up by the investigator who carried out the trial. This report, dated and signed, states in particular: 1°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-20

Any responsible or delegated pharmacist, with the exception of pharmacists covered by the provisions of article L. 4138-2 of the Defence Code, after being registered with the Order, registers his dipl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-20

A.-The report provided for in Article L. 4425-5, presented by the President of the Executive Council of Corsica to the Assembly of Corsica, includes the following information on budgetary matters: 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-20

In the letter of notification of redundancy provided for in Articles L. 1233-15, in the event of less than ten employees being made redundant within the same thirty-day period, and L. 1233-39, in the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Agency agreement

Article L132-20

Unless otherwise stipulated:1° The authorisation to telecast a work does not include the retransmission of that telecast, however the provider of the retransmission service obtains that work and whate…

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