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Showing 571580 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
Subsection 2: Common provisions

Article R744-16

I. - Article R. 221-127 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to markets of national interest installed on the private property of a local authority and to those installed on buildings belonging to private individuals.

Article R761-25

The occupants of markets of national interest installed on an outbuilding of a local authority's private domain may only be leaseholders. In the event of delegated management of the national interest…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Electronic money

Article R752-16

Article R. 315-1 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Mobility within the European Union and abroad

Article L6325-25

…ion of the contract in France must be six months.During the period of mobility abroad, article L. 6325-13 does not apply.II - During the period of mobility within or outside the European Union, the ho…

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

Article 231-16

If the activity of one or more cinemas is transferred to a new cinema located in the same urban area and operated by the same operator during the reference period, the classification is carried out an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Control measures for cash transactions and transfers of sums, securities or assets

Article 1649 quater A

Cash transfers, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-16

…areas of competence of the local authority are, in cases where the first paragraph of Article LO 6351-15, negotiated and signed by the authorities of the Republic.At its request, the President of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Working conditions

Article R4141-16

…or technique, a worker exposed to new risks or assigned to one of the tasks defined in article R. 4141-15 will receive the safety training provided for in that same article. This training is suppleme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-16

For reasons relating to the protection of public health, the measures provided for in article R. 5122-15 may be taken in the event of misuse, as defined in article R. 5121-153, or drug dependence or a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-169

…categories and creditors who have accepted them.Subject to the third paragraph of IV of Article L. 214-190-1, the units or shares may not be redeemed by the fund.III. - A financial undertaking may, un…

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