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Showing 25812590 of 18997 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 27 Sept. 2005 – no. 03-18.579

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article R211-5

…ragraph 1 of Article 6 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1455

…Maritime cooperative societies set up and operating in accordance with articles L. 931-5 to L. 931-27 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. The exemption provided for above does not apply to sociét…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article R1110-3-5

…their rights pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L8256-3

…f the exercise of which the offence was committed, in accordance with the provisions of article 131-27 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Exclusion from public contracts for a maximum of five years; 3° Confisc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article R2334-38

…amount of direct public aid above the ceiling stipulated in the second paragraph of article R. 2334-27.III. - When the city policy grant contributes to the financing of actions in the economic and soc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific supervision of credit institutions and investment firms

Article R613-32

…1 that a branch of a Class 1a credit institution or investment firm referred to in Articles L. 511-27 or L. 532-23, respectively, be considered to be of significant importance, it shall consult with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…ue; 22. Poliomyelitis; 23. Rabies; 24. Measles; 25. Rubella; 26. Native urogenital schistosomiasis; 27. Suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and other human transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Lawyers' fees

Article A444-193

…ny amending slip, pursuant to articles R. 322-46 du code des procédures civiles d'exécution 19.23 € 27 Concerning co-ownership lots, notification to the managing agent of the notice of transfer pursua…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZL

…carried out by means of a player account opened on a dedicated site as defined in Article 24 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the onli…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Taking vulnerability into account

Article L531-10

…his application under the accelerated procedure pursuant to Articles L. 531-24, L. 531-26 or L. 531-27, it shall decide not to make a decision under this procedure.

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