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Showing 261270 of 24343 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Feb. 2021 – no. 18-23398

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-18

…the conditions laid down in Title I of Book VI; 9° The proposed invoicing and payment arrangements; 10° The conditions of the professional's contractual liability and of reimbursement or compensation…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-18

…ctive management bodies financed using the sums mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 324-10 are based on fair criteria.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The jury

Article A212-18

The experts mentioned in the last paragraph of article R. 212-10-1 are chosen by the Regional Director of Youth, Sport and Social Cohesion on the basis of their experience, skills and technical level…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Balance sheet.

Article R123-187

…included under "goodwill" cannot be reliably determined, these items are amortised over a period of 10 years.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-18

…cally. The benefit of the exemptions from social security contributions mentioned in article L. 241-10 of the Social Security Code is acquired from the first day of the month following the publication…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Final provisions

Article L1254-18

…f Title IV of Book II of Part One of this Code do not apply, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-10, L. 1242-16, L. 1243-1 to L. 1243-6 and L. 1243-8.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-18

…er in which trainees are entered in the order of arrival of the letters mentioned in Article A. 822-10 or the authorisations mentioned in article A. 822-11. He also keeps a file for each trainee and e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Balance sheet.

Article R123-184

…tended to contribute to the business of the company holding them. Securities representing more than 10% of the capital are presumed to be equity holdings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Maintaining the business.

Article R641-18

The continuation of the business may be authorised under the conditions set out in article L. 641-10 for a period that may not exceed three months, subject to the provisions applicable to farms. This…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Conditions relating to the accessibility of works to people with sensory disabilities

Article 211-18

…g for the deaf or hard of hearing of 12 December 2011 and those of the Audio Description Charter of 10 December 2008.

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