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Showing 371380 of 20574 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 17 July 2001 – no. 97-20018

French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

…applicable to securities delivered to creditors mentioned in Chapter I of Title IV of the law of 15 July 1970 who have lodged an objection in accordance with the requirements of Article 50 of the same…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-17

…pter II.They shall also be empowered to take the measures following these checks defined in Article 17 of the same Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 of 7 June 2011 laying down detailed rules for the applica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of members of the dental assisting profession

Article D4393-17

…the profession of dental assistant shall carry out the registration provided for in article L. 4393-17 on the basis of the training certificate or authorisation presented by the person concerned or, f…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-17

…ertés pursuant to the provisions and in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 19 of Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Publication of notices relating to the European Company

Article R123-171-1

The notice provided for in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE) of 8 October 2001, in the event of the registration and deletion of a European…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-17

…ivate copy levies; 2° All sums collected pursuant to Articles L. 122-10, L. 132-20-1, L. 214-1, L. 217-2 and L. 311-1 and which could not be distributed either pursuant to international conventions to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article R4641-17

…es for travel and subsistence expenses, within the region, under the conditions laid down by decree no. 2006-781 of 3 July 2006 setting the conditions and procedures for payment of expenses incurred i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17

…onetary and Financial Code, in socially responsible companies within the meaning of article L. 3332-17-1 of this code.The rules of the company savings plan give participants at least one opportunity t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-179

…) Drawing up the deed of partition Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 4.837% From €6,501 to €17,000 1.995% From €17,001 to €60,000 1.330% Over €60,000 0.998% Transmission of the minute to the c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17

…t 2 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 909/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on improving securities settlement in the European Union and on central securities deposit…

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