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Showing 23112320 of 36126 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 mai 1997 n° 95-15690

French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

…are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of the loi n° 2018-778 du 10 septembre 2018 pour une immigration maîtrisée, un droit d'asile effectif et une in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-23

Urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale ayant élargi ou non leurs…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single subsection: Restricted traffic zones

Article D2213-1-0-4

…of a low-emission mobility zone that were initiated before the date of entry into force of the loi n° 2021-1104 du 22 août 2021 portant lutte contre le dérèglement climatique et renforcement de la ré…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Amending entries.

Article R123-122

…without prejudice to 1° of I, the following are also mentioned ex officio in the register: 1° The main, secondary or territorial nature of the insolvency proceedings within the meaning of Article 3(…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

Any termination of the employment contract of an employee of an age determined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Schools of territorial chambers of commerce and industry and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L711-18

…where applicable, staff made available to the institution pursuant to V of l'article 43 de la loi n° 2014-1545 du 20 décembre 2014 relative à la simplification de la vie des entreprises et, le cas é…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Filing of amending deeds.

Article R123-105

…0-9 or to the article 24 of decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of the loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX du livre III du code civil. An updated copy of the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-100-2

…opment projects and local Agenda 21s mentioned in the second paragraph of the'article 254 de la loi n° 2010-788 du 12 juillet 2010 portant engagement national pour l'environnement.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-14-1

Where they choose to implement simplified due diligence measures pursuant to 1° of Article L. 561-9, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 : 1° Shall identify and verify the identity of their cust…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-9

…e replaced three times by the words: "in the second paragraph of article 6 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte"; b) The words: "in the first para…

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