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Showing 48414850 of 48715 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 24 January 1990 · Cass. soc. 17 March 1998 · Cass. soc. 15 May 2014 · Cass. soc. 6 October 2010 · Cass. soc. 21 October 1998 · Cass. soc. 15 October 1997 · Cass. soc. 16 May 1990 · Cass. soc. 31 March 2015

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-21

…s after its date, provided for in article…

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

Article R4127-218

A dental surgeon may display on a plaque at his place of practice his surname, forenames, telephone number, days and times of consultation, his status with regard to the health insurance bodies and th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-106

The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may refer to the costing committee any substantial change in the conditions of production or realisation of a project. The costing co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-21

The international application may be filed at the headquarters of the National Institute of Industrial Property or sent there by post or by any means of teletransmission under the conditions defined b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to certain contracts

Article R2192-16

For the payment of the balance of works or project management contracts concluded by the State, its public establishments of a non-industrial and non-commercial nature, local authorities and their pub…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 212-46

The amount of aid may not exceed 50% of the costs of writing, rewriting and purchasing rights, up to a maximum of €70,000.For works in the animation genre, the amount of aid may not exceed 50% of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Payment of the tax

Article 1635 quater T

The development tax and, where applicable, its instalments are paid to the beneficiary local authorities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation in accordance with procedures specifi…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transfer of certain intangible rights, successive rights and rights in dispute

Article 1699

The person against whom a disputed right has been assigned may be held harmless for it by the assignee, by reimbursing him for the actual price of the assignment together with expenses and fair costs,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Obligations of the purchaser.

Article 1655

…if the seller is in danger of losing the thing and the price.If there is no such danger, the judge may grant the purchaser a longer or shorter period of time depending on the circumstances.Once this…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R3133-21

…or by the concession contract, or if these are incorrect or inconsistent, the contracting authority may interrupt the payment period once only.For contracting authorities with a public accountant, thi…

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