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Showing 30513060 of 21778 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 11 June 1996 – no. 94-17771

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and resources

Article R1233-25-4

The operation and resources of the committee responsible for health, safety and working conditions are governed by the provisions of Article 81, II of Article 83, Articles 84 and 85, II of Article 87,…

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

Article 422-7

…rsity Images aid is subject to:1° To the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…establishments of the implementation of the health pass, provided for by decree n° 2021-699 of 1st June 2021 prescribing the general measures necessary for the management of the end of the health cri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: International trade mark

Article R717-8

…h registration submitted, under the Madrid Agreement of 14 April 1891 and the Madrid Protocol of 27 June 1989, for the visa of the National Institute of Industrial Property for transmission to the Int…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions governing the performance of the duties of head of division

Article D6146-7-1

This allowance is subject to contributions to the supplementary pension scheme instituted by decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970, as amended, creating a supplementary social insurance pension schem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis F

…r price, the distribution of free shares and the payment deadlines provided for by Article 3 of Law no. 94-1135 of 27 December 1994 relating to the conditions for the privatisation of the Société nati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-9

…peration are counted by the commission set up in article 18 of the décret n° 96-1005 du 22 novembre 1996 relatif à l'installation des premiers conseils d'administration des services départementaux d'i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-95

Independently of the provisions of this section, the work and interventions mentioned in article R. 4412-94 are subject to the provisions applicable to dangerous chemical agents, including the specifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-19

…ance policy with periodic premiums was taken out under the people's savings plan before 5 September 1996, to a premium equal to a quarter of their annual amount, without being able to exceed an annual…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-309

…activity carried out falls within the scope of arts and crafts, as defined by the article 20 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft trades, speci…

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