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Showing 17211730 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-36

…certain goods from certain third countries, implementing Regulations (EU) 2017/625 and (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down detailed rules for the implementation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1595

…3°, 4° and 5° above evidenced by a deed executed or an agreement entered into on or after 1 January 2002, the rates of the tax are set at: FRACTION OF TAXABLE VALUE APPLICABLE RATE %. Not exceeding €2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-32

…controller referred to in Article L. 513-23 ensures that the company complies with Articles L. 513-28 to L. 513-30.It also verifies that the housing loans granted or financed by the housing finance c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 677

…s the constitution of rights in rem in immovable property referred to in a of 1° of amended article 28 of decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 ; 2° Transfers of use of businesses, customer lists or immo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R594-2

…g provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-314

…lementation of the safeguard or recovery plan has been declared complete pursuant to article L. 626-28; > 4° The safeguard plan is still in force pursuant to article L. 626-28. 4° The safeguard plan i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-17

…Article L. 262-28 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and who have started or…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-13

…he operation of the Office under the conditions set out in articles R. 2221-22, R. 2221-24, R. 2221-28 and R. 2221-29 of the General Local Authorities Code. Within the limits of the posts provided for…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…ates provided for in Article 17(6), Article 18(2), Article 19(3), Article 25(5)(c) and (6), Article 28(3), 4 of Article 29 and 4 of Article 31 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-2

Article L. 224-27, the I of article L. 224-28, articles L. 224-29, L. 224-30, L. 224-42 and the I and III of article L. 224-42-2 are also applicable to end users who are micro-enterprises, small busin…

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