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Showing 16311640 of 49710 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23-2-1999 n° 422

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-2

The delegation contract is amended in the event of the partial withdrawal of a delegation entrusted to a federation. It is also amended when changes to the documents appended to the contract are such…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Processing by the French Office for Immigration and Integration

Article R434-25

On receipt of the family reunification application and the mayor's reasoned opinion or, in the absence of an opinion, on expiry of the period referred to in article R. 434-23, the Office français de l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L775-24

…I, references to the units mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-20

I.-The allowance referred to in article L. 5131-6 gives entitlement to a monthly amount equivalent to the lump sum set by decree, after deduction of: 1° The resources referred to in article R. 5131-21…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-24

I.-The approval provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 212-23 is issued by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée on the basis of the compliance of programming commitment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Functions.

Article R6152-26-2

A hospital practitioner whose family situation allows him/her to benefit from the provisions of article R. 6152-45 may request a change in the number of hours worked instead of granting parental leave…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cases of divorce

Article 229

The spouses may mutually consent to their divorce by deed under private signature countersigned by lawyers, filed with the minutes of a notary. Divorce may be granted in the event of:-either mutual co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Capital gains realised by companies

Article 248 E

…a company and are exchanged as part of the transactions referred to in 1° of l'article 5 de la loi n° 86-793 du 2 juillet 1986 ou au titre IV de la loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 modifiée, la pl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-2

The following is equivalent to a secure waiting area, provided that it offers the same accessibility and protection as those mentioned in the second paragraph of Article R. 4216-2-1 : 1° The landing o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Actual turnover system

Article 268

With regard to the delivery of a building plot, or a transaction mentioned in 2° of 5 of article 261 for which the option provided for in 5° bis of article 260, if the acquisition by the transferor di…

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