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Showing 35313540 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 916-41

The granting of this aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.57299 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 May 2020 C(2020) 3460 and 25 May 2020, C(2020)…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-11

…Minister for Youth and the Minister for Sport draw up the specifications provided for in article R. 212-10-9. These specifications include 1° General clauses relating to the training body's ability to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 968

The assets mentioned in article 965 given a usufruct, a right of habitation or a right of use granted on a personal basis are included in the assets of the usufructuary or the holder of the right for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-9

…rations of the insurance undertaking covered by Article L. 134-1 are those mentioned in 1°, 4°, 7°, 9°, 10° and 11° of Article R. 343-3. They are entered in the appropriation balance sheet provided fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Person responsible.

Article R1222-9-1

…ith the regulations relating to the quality and safety of blood products referred to in Article L. 1222-2 is responsible for : - ensuring that each unit of blood or blood components, whatever its inte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-9

…the full members who have ceased to hold office for any reason whatsoever, the departmental council may hold additional elections within six months of the first or second vacancy that could not be fil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Special provisions for certain categories of workers.

Article R3423-9

In the event of a reduction in activity, part-time employees and home workers employed during the same month by several employers must submit to the Labour Inspectorate control officer all supporting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee and procedures for electing and appointing its members

Article R1432-90

…organised either by post or electronically, in accordance with the procedures set out in Decree no. 2011-595 of 26 May 2011 on the conditions and procedures for implementing electronic Internet voting…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-9

…plicant shall indicate, where applicable, whether he or she practises in a company. The application may also be submitted electronically, by means of a secure, free-of-charge computer service accessib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-9

…practitioner, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the order referred to in article R. 7124-7. It shows whether, taking into account the child's age and state of health, the child is capabl…

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