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Showing 18711880 of 20071 articles for Art. Cass. com. 19 octobre 1999 n° 97-16903

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-30

I.-In year n, the decision to award a classification, a label and a grant is taken after receiving the opinion of the art cinema commission meeting in a regional formation. The Chairman of the Centre…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-22

I. - The first paragraphs of articles R. 2224-11 and R. 2224-15, articles R. 2224-19 to R. 2224-19-4 and R. 2224-19-6 to R. 2224-19-10 and articles R. 2224-20 and R. 2224-21 are applicable to the comm…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-104

…tion contract) as well as holders of an employment contract covered by law no. 97-940 of 16 October 1997 relating to the development of activities for the employment of young people. 2° Or at the end…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Caretakers and employees of residential buildings, domestic staff and personal services

Article R7524-1

For the application of article R. 7213-7 in Mayotte, the words: "months from May to October inclusive" are replaced by the words: "months from July to December inclusive".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-43-12

…5132-15-1-1 is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, the termination of the employment contract is declared in the same way.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article R632-9

…ion of an expulsion decision taken, prior to the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997, by the Minister of the Interior, on the basis of the provisions of article 23 of order no. 45-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-100

Public utility easements may be modified on the initiative of the representative of the State in the department or at the request of persons or organisations entitled to request their establishment.Th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-4

…ncerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services, and amending Council Directives 90/619/EEC, 97/7/EC and 98/27/EC, where the contract has a close link with the territory of one or more…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-20

…er into agreements with the companies designated to operate the routes mentioned in article L. 4424-19 public service delegation agreements which define the tariffs, the conditions of performance and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 53 A

…r above are set by decree. (1) These provisions are applicable for the determination of results for 1999 and subsequent years.

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