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Showing 45114520 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

…e damages referred to in articles L. 1142-24-1, L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1, L. 3131-4 and L. 3135-3, it does so on the basis of proposals from the Board referred to in articles L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

…tep 5th step 0 16 010 12 940 11 430 9 940 8 490 1 17 790 14 370 12 700 11 050 9 420 2 19 580 15 810 13 980 12 160 10 350 3 21 360 17 250 15 240 13 260 11 300 4 23 130 18 690 16 510 14 360 12 240 5 24…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-17

…ion to defend and assist the individual or to defend individual and collective rights and freedoms, may, in respect of acts committed by any natural or legal person as part of a movement or organisati…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-15

…211-7 to 211-13. These sums may be invested as soon as investment approval has been granted or, if this…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

…in Article D. 5422-3, to the employer or its third party declarant within the meaning ofArticle L. 133-11 of the Social Security Code, at its request, of the data required to determine the number men…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 sexies

…growth wage per day and per child giving entitlement to the increase provided for in Article L. 423-13 of the Social Action and Family Code. A sum equal to once the hourly amount of the minimum growth…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…rks, patents and all intellectual property rights; 12° Legal proceedings, disputes and settlements; 13° Acquiring, disposing of and exchanging real estate and granting mortgages; 14° Participation in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…of cover triggered by the claim referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 124-5 may not be less than ten years where the insured natural or legal person :I.- Exercises one of the f…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-16

…n two months after the order has been made enforceable. In the case of a motorised land vehicle, it may be immobilised by one of the procedures provided for the application of article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-8

…whatever the terms and conditions thereof, nor establish or continue any business relationship and may transmit the report provided for in Article L. 561-15 under the conditions laid down in that Art…

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