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Showing 20612070 of 18974 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 October 1993

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Distribution and transmission of electricity (R).

Article R3333-6

…e or by all the works constituting a direct line within the meaning of the aforementioned Decree of 26 April 2001, established by virtue of permissions de voirie, are set by the département council. T…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Submission of the contract

Article D6224-2

…he first paragraph of article L. 6223-8-1 relating to the apprenticeship master; 4° Article D. 6222-26 relating to apprentice pay. If it finds that one or more of these conditions have not been met, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-7

…52-1 of the Social Security Code as well as the fund mentioned in article 3 of order no. 77-1102 of 26 September 1977 extending and adapting various provisions relating to social affairs to the depart…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Investment programmes.

Article D6145-64

…ion in particular:1° For works, for the acquisition of heavy equipment mentioned in article R. 6122-26 or for investment operations relating to information systems, the total cost of which exceeds a t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-30-3

…of Articles 6 to 17 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms and amending Re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-14

…aim under Article 30-3 may claim French nationality by declaration made in accordance with Articles 26 et seq. They must either have maintained or acquired clear cultural, professional, economic or fa…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article L133-19

…ection 2 of this chapter are set out in the penultimate paragraph of article 88 of law no. 84-53 of 26th January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service. A municipality that l…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article L134-6

…nations and legacies 4° The taxe de séjour or taxe de séjour forfaitaire defined in article L. 2333-26 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales, if it is levied on the territory of the grou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…1° During safeguard proceedings in the situations provided for in articles L. 621-1, L. 622-10, L. 626-9 and L. 626-26 of the French Commercial Code; 2° During receivership proceedings in the situatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-1

…nd L. 3342-1 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.Article L. 3341-1 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law…

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