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Showing 21012110 of 20648 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 16 July 1998 – no. 96-18404

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Legal costs

Article R397

Article R. 96 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 96.-The requisition must be drawn up in two copies, one of which is given to the court clerk responsible for settling the costs of the trial and the other…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Legal costs

Article R312

Article R. 96 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 96.-The requisition must be drawn up in two copies, one of which is given to the court clerk responsible for settling the costs of the trial and the other…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

…der the conditions mentioned in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of workers in the framework of the provision of services, is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe XI

…ticle L. 4134-2 of the CGCTGrand Est585858936180Neouvelle-Aquitaine585858936180Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes6161611037190Bourgogne-Franche-Comté353535625110Bretagne383838626120Centre-Val de Loire323232524100Il…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to disabled workers employed in an ordinary working environment.

Article L323-21

Disabled workers taken on under the provisions of section 1 of this chapter may not, in the event of a relapse of the disabling condition, benefit from the special advantages granted in the event of i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8°: Miners

Article 1078

Subject to the provisions of 3° of article 679, certificates, deeds of notoriety and other documents relating exclusively to the execution of the provisions of articles 84 to 96 of the law of 31 March…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R783-21

…ble:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-6n° 2005-1007…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition and operating rules

Article R782-21

…mn of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 621-1 to R. 621-3no. 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R. 621-4No. 2019-821 of 2 August 2019R. 621-5n° 2018-572 of 3 July 2018R.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3a: Continuing vocational training

Article R321-31-3

…ors of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction under article 14 of the aforementioned law of 16 July 1971. These sums may only be allocated to continuing education initiatives for the persons d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII: Conditions of application in Overseas France of Book V relating to service providers

Article R771-1

…ands, references to Regulations (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May 2014, No…

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