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Showing 27512760 of 21510 articles for Art. Cass. com. 12 July 2005

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The European Economic Interest Grouping.

Article L252-9

…ns may result only from the infringement of the mandatory provisions of Regulation No 2137-85 of 25 July 1985 of the Council of the European Communities, or of the provisions of this chapter or of one…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other auctions.

Article R322-7

…d under the customs warehousing arrangements provided for by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 of 12 October 1992 establishing the Community Customs Code, together with Commission Regulation (EEC) N…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

For the kindergartens mentioned in the first paragraph of article 18 of law no. 2019-791 of 26 July 2019 for a school based on trust, the educational project mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-29 of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4-1

…ctober 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1889/2005, amounting to less than €10,000, carried by a bearer or forming part of a consignment without t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investor protection

Article L764-10

…o. 2015-1576 of 3 December 2015 L. 451-1-2 Law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-3 law no. 2005-842 of 26 July 2005 L. 451-1-4 law no. 2014-1662 of 30 December 2014 L. 451-1-6 Act no . 2020-1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-1

…ic companies set up under the Decree-Laws of 5 November and 28 December 1926 and created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7 juillet 1983 relative aux sociétés d'éc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Compulsory sureties covered by the surety guarantee mechanism.

Article D313-26

…authorised in France under: 1° Article 1799-1 of the Civil Code, Article 1 of Law no. 71-584 of 16 July 1971, as amended, designed to regulate the retention of guarantees in respect of works contract…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I

Article L4021-5

…ntioned in articles L. 6331-1 and L. 6332-9 of the Labour Code and in II of article 16 of order no. 2005-406 of 2 May 2005 simplifying the legal regime of health establishments. The monitoring of comp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…f the end of the health crisis, the calculation rates mentioned in paragraphs 2 to 7 of article 911-12 are increased, as far as delegated production companies are concerned, for two successive periods…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract

Article R5142-3

…ciary of the support contract and to the remuneration provided for in 7° of article 1 of decree no. 2005-505 of 19 May 2005 relating to the business project support contract for the creation or takeov…

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