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Showing 281290 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French General Tax CodeIn force
G : Claim for refund of value added tax borne in another Member State

Article 289 D

Taxable persons established in France may apply for a refund of the value added tax borne in another Member State under the conditions laid down in Council Directive 2008/9/EC of 12 February 2008 layi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6: Announcement of results and election disputes.

Article R713-28

…ppeals for the annulment of elections to territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry may be lodged by any elector and by the Prefect under the conditions provided for in articles L. 248…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of a registrant and a correspondent

Article R561-28

…6° and 7°a of Article L. 561-2 who belong to the same group within the meaning of Article L. 561-33 may agree, in agreement with their parent undertaking or their central body, to the joint appointmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Periodicity of reinforced individual monitoring

Article R4624-28

…his visit, carried out by the occupational physician at intervals which he will determine and which may not exceed four years. An interim visit is carried out by a health professional mentioned in the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-28

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may decide not to rule under the accelerated procedure, unless the applicant's presence in France constitutes a threat to public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation at regional level

Article R1114-28

…of the regional unions are defined in the statutes of the national union. Non-approved associations may participate in the activities of the regional unions, in accordance with the procedures laid dow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article L228-28

…es and subscribers are jointly and severally liable for the unpaid amount of the share. The company may take action against them, either before or after the sale, or at the same time, to obtain both t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medico-technical committee.

Article D4622-28

…The organisation of surveys and campaigns; 5° The methods of participation in health monitoring. It may also be consulted on any matter falling within its remit.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-28

…rights he holds.Any transfer of the benefit of an audiovisual production contract to a third party may only take place after prior notification of the co-authors by the transferor at least one month…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-28

…otional investments that the infringer has made as a result of the infringement. However, the court may, as an alternative and at the request of the injured party, award a lump sum by way of damages.…

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