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Showing 39813990 of 22188 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 14 Apr. 2021 – no. 18-13.763

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision or opinion of the departmental committee.

Article R752-21

…101-2-1 of the town planning code, in relation to the state of the parcels concerned on 23 August 2021, in all communes, of a retail shop or a commercial complex whose overall sales area, if the pro…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-5

…notice and compensation for dismissal, to the damages and interest provided for in articles L. 122-14-4 et L. 122-14-5 du code du travail en cas de rupture de contrat de travail. Failure to pay these…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil liability insurance relating to a space operation

Article L176-5

…gainst the insured by the injured third party or, where applicable, by the State pursuant toarticle 14 of law no. 2008-518 of 3 June 2008 relating to space operations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L627-2

…ent contracts and to request the termination of the lease pursuant to articles L. 622-13 and L. 622-14. In the event of disagreement, any interested party may refer the matter to the juge-commissaire.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Exemptions

Article R313-15

Other than foreign nationals belonging to one of the categories referred to in article R. 313-14, foreign nationals falling within the cases defined in article L. 313-8 may be exempted from presenting…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Control

Article R5132-1-16

The measures referred to in articles R. 5132-1-14 and R. 5132-1-15 are taken taking into account: 1° The nature and number of irregularities detected during the annual inspection; 2° Any irregularitie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article L345-3

Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the consolidated or combined accounts referred to in Article L. 345-2 are drawn up in accordance with the rules laid down by Articles L. 233-16, L. 233-17-1…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional registration due to difficulties in financing cinematographic works linked to the health crisis

Article 919-22

…ly is equivalent to the amount of sums entered in its automatic account which lapsed on 31 December 2021 in application of 1° of article 123-8, excluding those which benefited from the extension provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Data processing by the Commission for access to third-party donor data by persons born of medically assisted procreation

Article R2143-20

…as well as information on the limitations of their rights provided for in III. Pursuant to Article 14(5)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016, the information requirement does not…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Supervision of the financial system, cooperation and exchanges of information

Article L785-13

…nd column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 632-1 A Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 632-1 Ordinance no. 2020-115 of 12 February 2020 L. 632-3 Ordina…

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