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Showing 111120 of 22567 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 21 June 2017 – no. 15-29.127

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-21

…e regulation. The rights of erasure, portability and opposition provided for in articles 17, 20 and 21 of the same regulation do not apply to this processing. The right to obtain communication of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acquisition of French nationality by birth and residence in France

Article 21-10

The provisions of articles 21-7 to 21-9 do not apply to children born in France to diplomatic agents and career consuls of foreign nationality. However, these children have the option of voluntarily a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Formation of the credit agreement

Article R313-21

…affirmative, the borrower is provided with the information set out in articles R. 314-19 to R. 314-21.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

Article 1531

…rinciple of confidentiality under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in article 21-3 of the aforementioned Act of 8 February 1995.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 157

…nsions, benefits and allowances exempted from tax under Article 81;5° (repealed with effect from 30 June 2000)5° bis Subject to the provisions of 5 of Article 200 A, the income and capital gains from…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-23

…d character or morals or if they have been subject to one of the convictions referred to in Article 21-27 of this code. Convictions handed down abroad may, however, be disregarded; in this case, the d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R712-21

…e minister responsible for overseeing the chambers of commerce and industry and to CCI France by 15 June each year at the latest. CCI France forwards an annual summary, together with its opinion, to t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-21

…nsurance and reinsurance (Solvency II) in the version in force on the date of publication of Decree 2017-1171 of 18 July 2017 laying down the rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension fun…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-21

…and entertainment" professional advisory committee under the conditions set out in article R. 6113-21 of the Labour Code:- either by an order of the minister responsible for sport ;- or by an order o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 212-39

The maximum amount of support is €21,000, including a maximum of €9,000 for the author.

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