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Showing 39413950 of 20042 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 19 November 2010

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

…icle is undertaken by the rapporteur referred to in Article 42-7 of Act no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986. II - The investigation procedure prior to inclusion on the list referred to in I of this artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 bis

…ment, the sum of the proceeds of the tax, the amount mentioned in H of V of Article 16 of Law No. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on the finances for 2020 and the amount mentioned in 1 of B of III of Ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

…1, the words: ", and constitutes the document provided for by the convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 to justify the conditions of residence in the case of a family or private visit" are de…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L366-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of New Caled…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: General conditions

Article L1618-2

I. - Local authorities and public establishments falling within the scope defined in article L. 1618-1 may derogate from the obligation to deposit with the State funds that come from:1° Donations;2° T…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-3

…in subparts G and I of sections A and B of part M of Commission Regulation (EC) No 2042/2003 of 20 November 2003 on the continuing airworthiness of aircraft and aeronautical products, parts and appli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 8-4 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLE A. 814-3)

Article Annexe 8-4

…DIRECTORS OF THE CAISSE DE GARANTIE Recap of texts Article 72 of decree no. 85-1389 of 27 December 1985 (amended by decree no. 2004-518 of 10 June 2004):The guarantee fund is managed by a board of di…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-27-1

…graph of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2015. The detailed rules for the application of this article shall be specified by decree.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A ter: Individual identification number

Article 286 ter

…the customer is liable to pay tax in another Member State of the European Union pursuant to Article 196 of Council Directive 2006/112/EC of 28 November 2006 on the common system of value added tax;6°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation

Article L612-17

…under the conditions provided for in the fourth paragraph of II of Article 6 of the Ordinance of 17 November 1958 on the functioning of parliamentary assemblies;3° bis. To the Chairman and the General…

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