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Showing 38113820 of 20042 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 19 November 2010

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval of cinemas

Article R212-12

…article L. 151-19 du code de l'urbanisme ; 4° When the establishment concerned is of a te…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…f sureties on the assets of the public establishment; 18° The acceptance of donations and legacies; 19° The acquisition of financial holdings and participation in economic interest groupings, public i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the preparation, assessment and implementation of preventive recovery plans

Article L311-5

…level of the parent company with the largest shareholding in France, other than a société de groupe mixte d'assurance, valued in accordance with the provisions of Title V of Book III, have exceeded a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Substances which may be used in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5144-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of Articles 94 and 95 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018, specific obligations shall be laid down by regulation for the import, manufacture, acquisition,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

…in so far as the patent application or patent relates to only one of those elements considered as such. 4. Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 611-16 to L. 611-19, inventions relating to a produc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-25

…yer terminates a contract in progress or at the end of the trial period defined in articles L. 1221-19 to L. 1221-24 or in article L. 1242-10 for contracts stipulating a trial period of at least one w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIIa: Research, clinical investigations and performance studies covered by national defence secrets

Article L1123-20

…dverse events and reactions which are notified in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1123-19 and the procedures for such notification;5° The procedures by which the sponsor informs the compe…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition by creditors

Article R221-44

…R. 221-16 to R. 221-19.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 octies

…int real estate lease entered into under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 255-2 to L. 255-19 of the Construction and Housing Code is subject to a rebate of up to 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80%…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R591-14

…e; 10° In the first paragraph of Article R. 581-8, the word: "other" is deleted; 11° Article R. 581-19 is not applicable.

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