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Showing 19011910 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The agreement

Article 1545

…of costs between the parties subject to the dispositions de l'article 123 du décret n° 2020-1717 du 28 décembre 2020 lorsque l'une des parties bénéficie de l'aide juridictionnelle. If not specified in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article R1524-2

…tegy, defined under the conditions set out in Articles R. 1411-1 to R. 1411-4, as amended by Decree No. 2016-1621 of 28 November 2016, applies to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands. The pu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Group crèches

Article R2324-46

…e crèches and day nurseries, the maximum size of the reception units referred to in article R. 2324-28 is sixty places.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article R4323-2

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114, R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to masseur-physiotherapists.For the applica…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-1

…ant to Article 25(4)(a) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/EC and Directive 2011/61…

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

Article 1595 bis

…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 VALUEAPPLICABLE RATE%Not exceeding €23,000…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article D4323-2-1

Articles R. 4113-4 to R. 4113-10, R. 4113-28 to R. 4113-33, R. 4113-109 to R. 4113-114, R. 4123-18 to R. 4123-21 and R. 4124-3 to R. 4124-3-9 are applicable to chiropodists subject to the following ad…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-29

I. - As part of the investigations provided for in Article 17-1 of Law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995, in Articles L. 114-1, L. 114-2, L. 211-11-1, L. 234-1 et L. 234-2 du code de la sécurité intérieure…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions.

Article L1142-3

…ing to : 1° Protection of pregnancy and maternity, as provided for in articles L. 1225-1 to L. 1225-28 ; 2° Prohibition of prenatal and postnatal employment, as provided for in article L. 1225-29; 3°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 septies

…its referred to in the first paragraph are determined under the conditions provided for in articles 28 to 31.

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