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Showing 13311340 of 59507 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7 January 1987 · Cass. 3e civ. 25 March 2009 · Cass. com. 16 October 2019 · Cass. 1re civ. 1 October 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: La Poste

Article L518-25

…f their purpose, in particular any service relating to the transactions provided for in article L. 311-1, I of article L. 311-2 , II of article L. 314-1 and articles L. 321-1, L. 321-2 and L. 522-2 or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R343-25

Any journalist holding the professional identity card referred to in article L. 7111-6 of the French Labour Code may apply to the competent administrative authority for authorisation to enter a waitin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-25

…t one month before the expiry of the period provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-31. During this period, the inventory is kept at the registered office at the disposal of the sole sh…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-16

…Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quinvicies

The provisions of the second paragraph of 2° of article 83, of a bis, a ter, b bis of 18° and 18° bis of article 81, of article 163 bis AA and du d du 1 du I de l'article 163 quatervicies do not apply…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-16

…its effluents shall propose discharge limit values to the competent authority, taking into account :1° the use of the best available techniques under technically and economically acceptable conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-16

I.-The Comité régional d'orientation des conditions de travail comprises: 1° The regional Prefect or his representative, as Chairman; 2° A college of representatives of regional State administrations;…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Final provisions

Article L614-25

…ns of the International Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, signed at Paris on 20 March 1883, and of the arrangements, additional acts and closing protocols which have modified or wi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guardianship

Article R411-16

…and the financial account are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management. Other decisions a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous acts

Article A444-163-1

…subsequent deeds, where they require a notarial deed pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 2012 of the Civil Code or the second paragraph of Article 2019 of the same code, together give rise to…

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