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Showing 24912500 of 19528 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 26 January 2011

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-14

…in Article 4(1) 73 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 shall be consistent with the economic strategy, objectives, values and long-term intere…

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

Article 312-22

…owing conditions:1° Be co-written by at least two authors of different nationalities;2° Be at least 26 minutes in length per episode;3° Not be the subject of an option contract or an audiovisual produ…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Collective management bodies

Article R321-1

…8° and 10° of Article R. 321-15 and article R. 321-16, as well as the provisions of articles R. 321-26, R. 321-27, R. 321-30 to R. 321-34, R. 321-36 to R. 321-42, R. 321-44, R. 321-46 and R. 321-47.Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Management and training

Article R4462-28

…including heads of department, workshop, laboratory or site managers mentioned in Article R. 4462-26, is provided during normal working hours. The aim of this training is to maintain and improve the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Publicity and entry into force

Article L2131-2

…temporary or seasonal increase in activity, pursuant to 1° and 2° of article 3 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service ;6° The building permit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Expenses

Article L4425-29

…tion publique territoriale;5° Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of Law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, expenditure relating to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-2

…icipality or the State, with the exception of the tasks mentioned in article 23 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service for municipalities and p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-9

…sulting from L. 214-143 to L. 214-150 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-151 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 214-152 and L. 214-153 Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 214-154 law no. 2019-48…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 G

…business revitalisation zone defined in III of this article. The exemption ceases to apply from 1st January of the year following the year in which the establishment no longer carries on a commercial…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-9

…here applicable, the duration of the rights provided for in the agreement pursuant to 7° of article 26 of decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 relating to on-demand audiovisual media services.For autom…

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