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Showing 47214730 of 22478 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2016 – no. 14-26.938

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-33

…he choice is made by the creditor, subject to the conditions set out inarticle 3 of the Order of 26 June 1816 establishing the judicial auctioneers and the territorial jurisdiction of the official res…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-93

…blishments during the period between 3 January 2022 and 15 February 2022, as provided for by decree no. 2021-699 of 1 June 2021 prescribing the general measures required to manage the end of the healt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article D2223-85

…ticles, with the exception of those of the second and third paragraphs of article D. 2223-80, by 30 June 2000 at the latest.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article R2-15-5

The right to object provided for in Article 21 of the aforementioned Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data of the persons mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of Article R. 2-15-1 by auth…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article Annexe 4-1

…rovided for in I of Article D. 441-4)You can consult the image in the facsimile in Official Journal No. 0068 of 21/03/2017, text No. 17, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 F

…on is subject to compliance with Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-2

When the contracting public entity accepts, under the conditions provided for in Article L. 313-29-1 or Article L. 513-14, one or more assignments of receivables, each of which relates to all or part…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-6

Article L. 3253-15 is applicable with the exception of the last paragraph. When the mandataire judiciaire, the administrator or the liquidator receives sums due to employees from an institution locate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6325-1-1

The persons mentioned in 1° of article L. 6325-1 who have not completed a second cycle of secondary education and who do not hold a technological or vocational education diploma, the persons mentioned…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R226-1

Insofar as they are compatible with the specific provisions set out in articles L. 226-1 to L. 226-14 and L. 22-10-74 to L. 22-10-78, the rules laid down in this Book relating to sociétés en commandit…

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