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Showing 38413850 of 20648 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 16 July 1998 – no. 96-18404

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-21

…preceding the meeting provided for in I of Article L. 1233-30 and after the entry into force of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-6-1

…limit of 1% of these premiums or contributions. This contribution applies to premiums issued from 1 July 2013.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Powers.

Article L121-1

…gning planning contracts with the regions under the conditions set out in articles 11 and 12 of law no. 82-653 of 29 July 1982 on planning reform and article L. 4251-1 of the General Code for Local Au…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-25

…the absence of a professional agreement made mandatory within one year of the promulgation of Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, the form of the product…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-29

…the absence of a professional agreement made mandatory within one year of the promulgation of Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, the form of the operati…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-14

…in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the mar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 236 ter

…ions of the amended law of 27 September 1941 regulating archaeological excavations, the amended law no. 76-629 of 10 July 1976 relating to the protection of nature and the law no. 76-1285 of 31 Decemb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional organisations

Article L2135-1

…professional trade unions and the associations of employees or employers governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or, in the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-11

…ook I of this Part is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidem…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-21

…nsurance (Solvency II) in the version in force on the date of publication of Decree 2017-1171 of 18 July 2017 laying down the rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds.

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