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Showing 851860 of 18298 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 Oct. 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-19

…after affixing an electronic signature in accordance with the provisions of Decree No. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures.The decision to refuse, suspend or withdraw an authorisat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-30

…article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 42 septies

1. Capital grants awarded to a company by the European Union or the bodies set up by its institutions, the State, local authorities or any public body for the creation or acquisition of specific fixed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-26

…tion and civil enforcement proceedings suspended pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 622-28 shall be pursued at the initiative of the creditors benefiting from guarantees mentioned in the l…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article L224-69

…iétés d'attribution d'immeubles en jouissance à temps partagé governed by loi n° 86-18 du 6 janvier 1986 relative aux sociétés d'attribution d'immeubles en jouissance à temps partagé.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-156

…the tasks devolved to the occupational physician as set out in article 18 of the decree of 14 March 1986 and article 1 of the decree of 30 November 1984 issued in application ofarticle 63 of law no. 8…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: RESTRICTED ASYLUM APPLICATIONS

Article R754-11

…s Persons in accordance with the procedures laid down by articles R. 531-11 to R. 531-16 and R. 531-28.However, if necessary and notwithstanding article R. 531-15, the personal interview may not be re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-4

For the application in Mayotte of article L. 1225-28, the words: "defined in the first paragraph of article L. 331-6 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "either between the birth o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Management of sites polluted by radioactive substances

Article R1333-96

…an-made radon is present in buildings, the reference level for radon is that set in article R. 1333-28.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to performers and phonogram producers

Article L214-4

In the absence of an agreement reached before 30 June 1986, or if no agreement has been reached on the expiry of the previous agreement, the scale of remuneration and the terms of payment of the remun…

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