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Showing 87818790 of 27005 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 6 Dec. 1994

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L212-3

…n to which it gives rise are governed by the provisions of articles L. 7121-2 to L. 7121-4, L. 7121-6, L. 7121-7 and L. 7121-8. This authorisation and the remuneration to which it gives rise are gover…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Two-year exemption

Article 1383

…completion. The municipality may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in article 1639 A bis and for its own share, limit the exemption provided for in the first paragraph of this I t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-4

…ics prévue par l'article L. 2333-1; 5° Le produit des taxes d'affouage, de pâturage et de tourbage; 6° (Abrogated); 7° Le produit de la contribution spéciale imposée aux entrepreneurs ou propriétaires…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-9

…le R. 5142-1 or Article 44 of Directive 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001, as amended, on the Community code relating to veterinary medicinal products, respon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-7

…he means employed-the methodology of the research with regard to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the need to collect and proc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-174

…ity, the rules relating to the composition and operation of the assize court are set out in article 698-6.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L952-5

In articles L. 225-105, L. 823-6 and L. 225-231, the words: "le comité d'entreprise" are replaced by the words: "les délégués du personnel".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Territorial commission for the coordination of public health policies

Article D1441-1

Articles D. 1432-1, D. 1432-2, D. 1432-6 and D. 1432-7 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-27

…er and reports may be kept and stored on any medium under the conditions set out in Article L. 8113-6.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Periodic inspections

Article R4323-103

…er and reports may be kept and stored on any medium under the conditions set out in Article L. 8113-6.

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