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Showing 31713180 of 21140 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 April 1993 · Cass. civ. 21 July 1937

French General Tax CodeIn force
14°: Sailors and fishermen from the municipality of Fort-Mardyck

Article 1047

All deeds drawn up pursuant to Act no. 62-883 of 31 July 1962, abolishing the privilege of sailors and fishermen in the municipality of Fort-Mardyck, are exempt from registration duties and land regis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting system

Article R7345-19

…r may set up revenue and imprest accounts under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodies.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article D54-10-7

…oducts that have been evaluated and certified under the conditions set out in Decree 2002-535 of 18 April 2002 on the evaluation and certification of the security offered by information technology pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Financing of the insurance allowance

Article D5422-4

I. - The unemployment insurance contribution collection bodies mentioned in Article L. 5427-1 are each responsible for processing personal data for the following purposes: 1° To enable the communicati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-5

When the acknowledgement is registered, its effects for the application of articles 311-21 or 311-23 date back to the date of referral to the public prosecutor.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-35

The terms of application of articles R. 614-21 to R. 614-24 are set, where necessary, by order of the Minister responsible for industrial property.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Companies authorised to grant certain guarantees

Article R518-63

…ponsible for issuing an opinion on the applications for authorisation referred to in article L. 313-21-1 is placed under the authority of the Minister for the Economy.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Criminal penalties

Article R5232-22

Repeat offences under article R. 5232-21 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article D214-64-1

…f less than 5 million euros and if all the fonds de capital investissement mentioned in articles L. 214-27 et seq. 214-27 et seq. and the professional investment funds referred to in article L. 214-15…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-47

…trades and crafts sector pursuant to the first paragraph of I of article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and crafts. The natural persons and leg…

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