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Showing 52015210 of 20900 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 15 July 1999 – no. 97-21146

French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1-2

…17-1 of the French Labour Code or by venture capital companies referred to in I of article 1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions or by venture capita…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-2

…wing up the agreement referred to in I are those which, on the date of entry into force ofOrdinance no. 2022-1075 of 29 July 2022 on the development of climate risk management tools in agriculture, ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Publication of the acts of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée and its Chairman

Article A112-35

…R. 212-41 ; c) Article 28 of Decree no. 2010-416 of 27 April 2010 on the film and audiovisual contribution made by television service pu…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-4

…rds: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2671-4

…rds: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-4

…rds: "or the objectives of Directive 2009/81/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 on the coordination of procedures for the award of certain works contracts, supply contrac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279 bis

…ns that have been subject to at least two of the prohibitions provided for in the article 14 of law no. 49-956 of 16 July 1949 on publications intended for young people ; 2° Pornographic theatrical pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-12-1

…ay contribute to its financing by mobilising his personal activity account mentioned in article L. 5151-1 of the Labour Code and article 22 ter of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article L713-3

…of 25 January 1985 relating to the receivership and liquidation of companies or the n° 67-563 of 13 July 1967 on judicial settlement, liquidation of assets, personal bankruptcy and bankruptcies; 4° No…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804

…009 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/560 ; - to the prohibition of practices which are not authorised in accordance with Annex VIII to…

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