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Showing 34413450 of 21140 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 April 1993 · Cass. civ. 21 July 1937

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-2

…age applicable in mainland France, calculated on the basis of the legal working week, in force on 1 July preceding the date on which the reduction is requested.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exceptional aid to help offset the loss of revenue resulting from the introduction of the health pass

Article 919-53

Direct allocations are awarded to distribution companies that meet the conditions of article 221-4 for the distribution of cinematographic works that:1° Were released in cinemas between 14 July 2021 a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-89

…l announcements medium the notices provided for in articles 22, 24 and 26 of decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of law no. 78-9 of 4 January 1978 amending Title IX of Book II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Rural solidarity grant.

Article R2334-7

…each commune under the first fraction of the rural solidarity grant provided for in article L. 2334-21 is equal to the product of the population, taken into account within the limit of 10,000 inhabita…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional leagues

Article L132-1-2

…1 are obliged to sign the Republican Commitment Contract mentioned inarticle 10-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with the administration. The Republ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-65

…h and sport, subject to the provisions of this sub-section.The provisions of decree no. 85-397 of 3 April 1985 relating to the exercise of trade union rights in the local civil service are applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-14

…pplicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-502 of 26 April 2021.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Adjustments to aid for small and medium-sized farms

Article 919-101

…t mentioned in article 232-33 or, where applicable, in the extension decision mentioned in article 121-9, is extended by one year when it was due to expire between 1st April 2022 and 31st March 2023.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-1

…l implement the measures mentioned in paragraph 5 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014, when a member of the network to which it belongs provides one of the services mentioned…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior formalities

Article R2-1

…view to drawing up the preparatory list mentioned in article R. 2, the mayor shall send, before 15 April, to the persons drawn by lot: 1° A notice containing the information or particulars provided f…

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