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Showing 59615970 of 22424 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Dec. 2003 – no. 01-11.923

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-17

…he profession; 4° All sums in cash. Industrial contributions from members who, by virtue of section 10 of the law of 29 November 1966, do not contribute to the formation of capital may give rise to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-4-1

…comprising at least two lanes assigned to the same direction of traffic, a maximum authorised speed 10 km/h higher than that provided for in the highway code. This decision takes the form of a reasone…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Reporting professional misconduct to the competent supervisory authorities and protection of whistleblowers

Article L634-2

…against corruption and the modernisation of economic life, by the persons mentioned in 1° to 8° and 10° to 18° of II of Article L. 621-9 of this Code and by the persons mentioned in Article L. 612-2,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing obligation for employers with fewer than eleven employees

Article L6331-1

…curity contributions referred to in article L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code and article L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. Remuneration paid to apprentices is exempt from this cont…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-5

…re not met, the organisations are subject to the rejection decision provided for in article L. 6362-10 for the expenditure or use of the funds in question.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application for substantial modification

Article R1124-13

…committee may forward observations relating to ethics on the answers provided by the sponsor within 10 days of receipt.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Negotiable debt securities.

Article D213-0-1

…II. - An issuer may acquire and hold negotiable debt securities that it has issued up to a limit of 10% of the outstanding amount of each issue programme, subject to informing the Banque de France.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Characteristic features of residential premises

Article R1331-18

…igned for residential use. The ground floor or garden level of houses built on land with a slope of 10 degrees or more are not basements.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rules specific to the election of employee representatives

Article R1411-58-12

…full members is greater than one, despite compliance with the rules laid down in article R. 1411-58-10.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Acts relating to the continuity of family ties

Article A444-83

…€17,000 to €60,000 0.692% More than €60,000 0.519%When the notary appointed by the judge under the 10° of Article 255 of the Civil Code draws up the deed of partition, the fee received pursuant to th…

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