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Showing 51415150 of 44027 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 November 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 March 1993

French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules applicable to certain contracts according to their purpose

Article L2172-3

An innovation partnership is a contract whose purpose is the research and development of innovative products, services or works and the subsequent acquisition of the resulting products, services or wo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Criteria and procedures for funding the professional transition project

Article R6323-14-3

…red by the training course followed by the employee carrying out a professional transition project; 3° The employee's remuneration referred to in article L. 6323-17-5; 4° Social security contributions…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A123-30

The files transmitted to the Institut national de la propriété industrielle under I of Article D. 123-80-1 are compliant with the ISO 19005-1 standard and the data exchange standard for archiving (SED…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 C

…irst paragraph, companies leasing assets under the conditions provided for in 1 and 2 of Article L. 313-7 of the French Monetary and Financial Code and those operating leasing transactions with a purc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quaterdecies

…action multiplied by one and a half times the rate of late payment interest provided for in Article 1727.The first paragraph does not apply to credit institutions, finance companies or repurchases whe…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-2

Any act of opposition by the public prosecutor shall mention the forenames and surname of the author of the acknowledgement as well as the forenames and surname, date and place of birth of the child c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Default in criminal matters

Article 379-2

…en issued. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply in the cases provided for in the articles 320 and 322. Nor do they apply if the absence of the convicted person during the trial is noted, eve…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

…es of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R1313-3

The network referred to in Article R. 1313-1 includes, in particular:1° The French Environment and Energy Management Agency ;2° The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Subletting.

Article L145-32

…rom the landlord. The lessor is called upon to assist in the act, as provided for in article L. 145-31. At the expiry of the main lease, the landlord is only obliged to renew if he has, expressly or t…

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