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Showing 231240 of 59246 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 June 2009 n° 08-10.350 · Cass. com. 22 October 1996 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 May 1991 · Cass. 1re civ. 10 July 1996 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 April 2003

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 212-22

Screenwriting grants may also be awarded to the authors' collaborators, who are responsible for helping with the writing process.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-22

…lsory liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to the payment of the indemnities provided for in Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of doctors.

Article R4127-22

…ween doctors is prohibited in any form whatsoever, except in the cases provided for in article R. 4127-94. The acceptance, solicitation or offer of a fee-sharing arrangement, even if not followed by a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Initial inspection

Article R4323-22

…s check is carried out under the same conditions as the periodic checks provided for in sub-section 2.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cigarette packaging units

Article R3512-22

…it is made of cardboard or a flexible, parallelepiped-shaped material, the characteristics of which may be specified by order. II-The unit pack complies with the size requirements for the health warni…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-22

…s the fight against slavery, human trafficking, procuring or social action on behalf of prostitutes may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of offences punishable by the articles 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: National identification system and register of companies and their establishments.

Article R123-223

…ctivities in force, allocated by the Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques; 2° For each establishment, the additional codes specifying particular forms of activity: seasonal na…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-3

…d place of marriage, as well as the same particulars, where applicable, for each of their children; 2° The name, professional address and professional practice structure of the lawyers instructed to a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Tax losses carried back

Article 223 G

1. Where the parent company opts for the regime provided for in paragraph I of Article 220 quinquies: a) The overall deficit declared in respect of a financial year shall be set off against the overal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-22

If the ceilings are exceeded or if the objectives defined in Article D. 6332-18 are not achieved, the Minister responsible for vocational training will send the skills operator, by any means that prov…

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