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Showing 25912600 of 20000 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 17 April 1985

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Taxes to be levied for the common fund for agricultural accidents at work

Article 1622

…them on 31 March 2002, in application of article L. 752-1 of the Rural Code, as it read prior to 1 April 2002, and in proportion to the number of persons insured with each of them on 31 March 2002 pu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…egeneration areas, the benefit of the reintegration exemption is subject to compliance with Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article L4163-16

…L. 4163-1. The penalty is recovered in accordance with the procedures defined in I ofArticle L. 114-17-2 of the Social Security Code and in the first paragraph of V of Article L. 114-17-1 of the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Usury rates.

Article D313-2

The rules governing the usury rate are set out in articles D. 314-15 to D. 314-17 of the French Consumer Code, which are reproduced below:"Art. D. 314-15 -The average effective rates charged during a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-2

…nciples of the contract of republican commitment mentioned inarticle 10-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and in I of article L.…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER VI: PENSIONS.

Article L426-4

…conditions under which members of the professional civil aviation flying personnel in service on 5 April 1953 may have their military service completed beyond the legal period validated for the settl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Takeover bids

Article L233-38

…tached to shares in the company and the effects of any clause in an agreement entered into after 21 April 2004 providing for restrictions on the exercise of voting rights attached to shares in the com…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Recipients of data

Article R142-19

…dividuals with regard to personal data within the meaning of Chapter V of Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April 2016.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Shareholdings in companies

Article L2573-37

…22-1" are added the words: "as well as by article L. 1862-2 and by article 2 of law n° 46-860 of 30 April 1946 tending to the establishment, financing and execution of equipment and development plans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of draft standards

Article R1213-27

…ional Council includes the impact study provided for in Article 8 of Organic Law no. 2009-403 of 15 April 2009 on the application of the articles 34-1,39 and 44 of the Constitution.The files thus comp…

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