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Showing 11811190 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Unsealing.

Article 1320

…d the bailiff's determination of the day and time of unsealing; 2° The name and address of the applicant(s); 3° The name and address of the parties present, represented or called ; 4° Acknowledgement…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific rules for negotiating unemployment insurance agreements

Article L5424-22

…professions, the agreements relating to the unemployment insurance scheme mentioned in article L. 5422-20 include specific rules for compensating intermittent entertainment artists and technicians, ap…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-13

For the application of Article L. 611-11, a disclosure of the invention shall not be taken into consideration in the following two cases:-if it takes place within the six months preceding the filing d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L327-15

Decisions handed down by the Enforcement Board may be appealed to the Paris Court of Appeal by the sanctioned organisation or by the chairman of the Enforcement Board. Such appeals do not have suspens…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-11

…tment approval has been granted, the financial aid is awarded on a permanent basis and the sums are calculated and entered in the distribution company's automatic cinema distribution account if produc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Overall result

Article 223 B

…the conditions for membership of this group for more than one financial year, pursuant to articles 223 A or 223 A bis, other than that of being subject to corporation tax in France, are deducted from…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Tax on commercial wasteland

Article 1530

I. - Communes may, by a resolution passed under the conditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, institute an annual tax on commercial wasteland located on their territory. However, public esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D2123-23-1

…of official allowances who, in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, is unable to carry out his/her duties for more than 15 clear days, is required to inform the local authority of w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D3123-23-1

…of official allowances who, in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, is unable to carry out his duties for more than 15 clear days, is required to inform the local authority of which…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Social security.

Article D4135-23-1

…of official allowances who, in the event of illness, maternity, paternity or accident, is unable to carry out his duties for more than 15 clear days, is required to inform the local authority of which…

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