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Showing 26312640 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-18

Subject to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article L. 612-4, a patent application may contain several independent claims falling within the same category (product, process, device or use) if…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
F: Tax for the management of aquatic environments and flood prevention

Article 1530 bis

I. - Communes that exercise, pursuant to I bis of article L. 211-7 of the Environment Code, the competence of aquatic environment management and flood prevention may, by a deliberation taken under the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exits and clearances

Article R4462-18

Doors to exits and exits provided for in articles R. 4227-4 to R. 4227-14, in premises where pyrotechnic activities are carried out, can be opened to the outside by a simple push from the inside and e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-18

I.-A referral to the specialised commercial court pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 662-8 is pronounced ex officio by the president of the court seised, by reasoned order, after having hea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article A123-15

…de prévoyance, en ce qui concerne son établissement, les renseignements prévus à l'article R. 123-38, with the exception of those provided for in 6°, 7° and 8°.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 H

…es a notice, agreement or declaration to the Agence nationale des fréquences pursuant to Article L. 43 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code, with the exception of stations belonging t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Simplified joint stock companies.

Article L227-18

…f the share transfer price when the company implements a clause introduced pursuant to articles L. 227-14, L. 227-16 and L. 227-17, this price is set by agreement between the parties or, failing that,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-15

…nted, shall keep the mandataire judiciaire informed of the claims mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17 of which he has become aware under the conditions provided for in IV of the same article. The list…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services

Article D533-15-1

…erivative or have a structure that makes it difficult for customers to understand the risk involved;4° Units or shares in UCITS, excluding structured UCITS within the meaning of the second subparagrap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-3

The guarantee due in application of article L. 3253-18-1 relates to the unpaid debts mentioned in article L. 3253-8. However, the periods provided for in 2° and 3° of article L. 3253-8 are extended to…

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