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Showing 21312140 of 20136 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 avril 2005 n° 03-11790

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liberal practice partnerships

Article R422-41

The provisions of this sub-section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of the Law n° 90-1258 of 31st December 1990 and whose corporate object is the joint practice of the profession of industr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Functional protection

Article R722-38

…the lawyer he has freely chosen and the agreement entered into with him under the article 10 of loi n° 71-1130 du 31 décembre 1971 portant réforme de certaines professions judiciaires et juridiques.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article R1424-51

…orm the duties of a volunteer firefighter during duty time, except in the cases provided for by loi n° 96-370 du 3 mai 1996 relative au développement du volontariat dans les corps de sapeurs-pompiers.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-3-1

…the exception of those referred to in article L. 322-3, the committee referred to in article L. 823-19 of the Commercial Code also monitors risk management policy, procedures and systems. However, by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-2

…ons from the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund in respect of assistance funds paid from 1st January 2005 to the State or to another territorial authority or to a public establishment for inter-communa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-36

…tification of the court's decision. This appeal is subject to the conditions set out in articles R. 19-2 to R. 19-6 of the Electoral Code. The appeal is lodged, investigated and judged according to th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R*122-1

The departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect, have jurisdiction over the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylum under the conditions defined in articles 11-1 an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D47-1-10

The public prosecutor or examining magistrate of the territorially competent judicial court to whom the European Investigation Order is addressed shall acknowledge receipt thereof without delay, and i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L773-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in New Caledonia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L774-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in French Polynesia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the c…

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