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Showing 28412850 of 20081 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18 avril 2000 n° 97-21569

French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

…are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of the loi n° 2018-778 du 10 septembre 2018 pour une immigration maîtrisée, un droit d'asile effectif et une in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-23

Urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale ayant élargi ou non leurs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for medical students

Article D1511-54

…eed the annual emoluments for the third year of boarding provided for in 1° of Article 10 of décret n° 99-930 du 10 novembre 1999. The total amount of the allowance paid to the student during his or h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single subsection: Restricted traffic zones

Article D2213-1-0-4

…of a low-emission mobility zone that were initiated before the date of entry into force of the loi n° 2021-1104 du 22 août 2021 portant lutte contre le dérèglement climatique et renforcement de la ré…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R444-2

…activity": the proportion of the activity of the professionals in a profession remunerated by fees; 18° "Regulated turnover of the profession": cumulative sum of emoluments received by the professiona…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-2

…s. This provision also applies in the event of a worsening of the loss.Articles L. 211-15 to L. 211-18 apply to these offers of compensation. Late or manifestly insufficient offers may entitle the vic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Democratisation and transparency.

Article L5211-39-2

…establishment of inter-municipal cooperation under the conditions provided for in articles L. 5211-18 or L. 5211-41-1 or the withdrawal of a municipality under the conditions provided for in articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-4

…red to the conciliation and referral office, those of articles R. 1454-10 and R. 1454-12 to R. 1454-18. A copy of the application and the list of documents sent by the applicant are attached to the su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation

Article L224-13

…mpany pension savings plan, with the exception of the provisions of Articles L. 3332-10 and L. 3332-18 to L. 3332-28 of the same code.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-11

…hin the framework of the individual procedure provided for in Articles 69 to 71 of Law 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century and in Articles L. 77-10-10 to…

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