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Showing 10511060 of 51146 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 2 Nov. 2011 – no. 10-22.859

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of works and objects to which copyright or related rights are attached

Article R331-10

…ffence for the contraventions laid down in this article is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Penal Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Administration and municipal services

Article L2564-10

For the application in Mayotte of article L. 2213-10, a paragraph is added as follows: "The mayor may prescribe special arrangements for plots that belong to a public person other than the municipalit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-104

Without prejudice to the cases provided for in articles L. 1243-1 and L. 1243-2, the employment contract relating to adult relay activities may be terminated, at the end of each of the annual periods…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-10

…s internal rules and regulations, as well as, where applicable, a copy of the deed of incorporation;2° A certificate of registration of each partner practising within the company on the list drawn up…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-10

…nd who has held for at least three years the temporary residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7 or a multi-annual residence permit issued to foreign nationals mentioned in articles L. 423-1,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-10

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 2363-9 insofar as it refers to the first paragraph of Article L. 2353-32, the State in which the registered office of the European Cooperative So…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article L236-10

…subject to the incompatibilities with regard to the participating companies set out in Article L. 822-11-3, draw up, under their responsibility, a written report on the terms of the merger.The merger…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Agricultural organisations

Article 1028 ter

…y. This article only applies to transfers of property acquired after the date of publication of law no. 90-85 of 23 January 1990 supplementary to law no. 88-1202 of 30 December 1988 relating to the ad…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Agricultural organisations

Article 1028 bis

All acquisitions made by land development and rural establishment companies do not give rise to any collection for the Treasury.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Agricultural organisations

Article 1028 quater

Agreements concluded pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 142-6 and article L. 181-38 of the Code rural et de la pêche maritime are exempt from registration duties.

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