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Showing 931940 of 49367 articles for Art. Cass. com. 6 June 1990 · Cass. com. 3 June 2014 · Cass. 1re civ. 8 January 2002

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-8

…e shared between urban communities and other groupings under the conditions set out in articles R. 2334-10 et R. 2334-11.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exceptional aid to offset fixed costs

Article 919-81

…fined as the ratio between the average sales achieved by this cinema over a given period defined in 3° and the sum of the average sales achieved over this same period by all the cinemas eligible for e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Non-specific pollution rooms

Article R4222-8

…taken into account when calculating the minimum fresh air flow rate provided for in Article R. 4222-6. In the event of a breakdown in the purification or filtration system, recycling is stopped.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-5

The right to object provided for in the first paragraph of article 38 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties does not apply to the processing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8

Subject to the provisions of article L. 214-8-7, a fonds commun de placement, which does not have legal personality, is a co-ownership of financial instruments and deposits, the units of which are iss…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Nominal partners of partnerships and members of joint ventures

Article 60

The profits of companies referred to in Article 8 is determined, in all cases, under the conditions laid down for sole traders. These companies are bound by the obligations normally incumbent on sole…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Investigations

Article 813

…tor on the island where the police custody is taking place, the examination provided for by Article 63-3 shall be carried out by a qualified nurse or, failing that, by a member of the public health au…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Effects of the appeal in cassation.

Article 627

The Cour de cassation may quash without referring the case in the cases and under the conditions provided for by

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Cancer centres.

Article L6162-8

…rs : 1° In more than one capacity ; 2° If he is subject to the incapacity provided for inarticle L. 6 of the Electoral Code; 3° If he has a direct or indirect interest, either personally or through hi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Group, company or establishment occupational health and prevention services.

Article D4622-8

…nt sets out the conditions under which the supervision and consultation provided for in article D. 4622-6 are carried out.

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