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Showing 28612870 of 19320 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 18 Nov. 1997 – no. 95-16371

French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 1-1 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 123-45, A. 123-47, A. 123-50, A. 134-2)

Article Annexe II

AMENDING REGISTRATION APPLICATION FOR INDIVIDUALS When applying for amending registration, the documents that must be submitted are those establishing the changes and additions that have taken place.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…l servants:-Researchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 1983 as amended.-Research teachers governed by decree no. 84-431 of 6 Jun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

I. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 objects, the persons mentioned in 1° to 7° bis and 7° quater of Article L. 561-2, as well as t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

…applicable to helicopter operators' flight deck crews pursuant to the amended decree of 8 September 1997 extending the national collective agreement for helicopter operators' flight deck crews of 13 N…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article L612-38

…ity receives a referral from the European Central Bank in accordance with the provisions of Article 18(5) of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, the supervisory board shall initia…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration procedure for travel agents and other operators selling travel and holidays.

Article R211-21

…m examination of the file that the application complies with the provisions of II of article L. 211-18. The Commission notifies the travel operator of a registration certificate showing his registrati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater M

…ditions provided for in Ia is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-55

…loitation of begging and endangering minors, provided for by the articles 221-1 à 221-5,222-1 à 222-18,222-34 à 222-40,224-1 à 224-8,225-4-1 à 225-4-4,225-5 à 225-10,225-12-1 à 225-12-3,225-12-5 to 22…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…V of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-22

…ded in compliance with the obligations and procedures set out in this article and in article L. 621-18. VI. - The provisions of this article apply to the statutory auditors of persons whose financial…

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