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Showing 23612370 of 20406 articles for Art. Cass. com. 21 janvier 1997 n° 94-19016

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-10

The rights of access and rectification provided by articles 39 and 40 of amended Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the Consei…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-14

Pursuant to the third paragraph of article 38 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on data processing, data files and individual liberties, the right to object does not apply to the file provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-64

The appropriations entered in the State budget as part of the general decentralisation grant and intended to compensate for the expenditure of municipal hygiene offices which, on 1 January 1984, the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to documents and information

Article D3171-14

The right of access to personal information provided for in article 39 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties applies to documents recording e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Information system concerning jobseekers and employees

Article R5312-46

The right to object provided for in article 38 of amended law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms does not apply to the processing referred to in article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Taxes, levies and other income allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (National Centre for Cinema and the Moving Image)

Article L116-5

The following are allocated to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée :1° Proceeds from the reimbursement of advances on receipts granted before 1 January 1996 for the production of cinema…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Withholding tax on income from shares and similar income, where the beneficiaries do not have their real domicile or registered office in France, and on interest and bond income

Article 1672 bis

1. Companies and legal persons are prohibited from bearing the amount of withholding tax relating to: 1° Dividends and other income distributed to members, shareholders and unit holders or to members…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-18

With the exception of those whose full ownership is assigned to private individuals, and which are henceforth governed by the provisions of ordinary law, land on which, for whatever reason, the right…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Apprenticeship programme authorisation procedure

Article R1161-16

The application is accompanied by a dossier comprising: 1° The summary of product characteristics and the package leaflet; 2° The name and address of the registered office of the chosen operator; 3° A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-8

The financial assistance is paid to the integration enterprise for each full-time position occupied. Where appropriate, the amount of aid is reduced in proportion to the number of jobs filled. Its bas…

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