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Showing 32213230 of 21808 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 25 Jan. 2017 – no. 15-23.547

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-14

The professional prevention account is managed by the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie and the network of organisations of the occupational injury and disease branch of the general scheme. The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Staff

Article R621-49

The rules of procedure referred to in Articles 13 and 14 of the above-mentioned Act of 20 January 2017 specify the rules of organisation, operation and professional conduct within the Autorité des mar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-23

In the event that the time limits set out in articles R. 613-14, R. 613-15 and R. 613-19 (paragraph 2) are not complied with, the commission shall disregard them without any reminder or formal notice.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2311-1-1

…stainable development objectives set out in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted on 25 September 2015 by the United Nations General Assembly. The content of this report, which includes…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-11

…ing tax from such exploitation is between €50,000,000 and €200,000,000.These rates are increased to 25% and 20% respectively for the share of turnover resulting from the exploitation of works made ava…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-82

…nder electronic surveillance ordered as an adjustment to a prison sentence pursuant to Articles 132-25 and 132-26 of the Penal Code or Articles 723-7 and 723-15 of this Code, subject to the provisions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-12

…aying a sum equal to the appraised value of the item. This sum is increased by a fixed indemnity of 25%. The amount of this flat-rate compensation may be increased by a decision of the Guidance and Su…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-48

…with one or more companies falling within the scope of paragraph 1 of Article 160b of Directive EU 2017/1132 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 on certain aspects of compan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-3

…incumbent, under the vigilance exercised over the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746, on the manufacturer or, where applicable, his authorised representative, the importer and…

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