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Showing 51715180 of 58536 articles for Art. II · Cass. 3e civ. 15 September 2010 · Cass. 3e civ. 4 November 1998

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Validation of measurements

Article R15-33-48-1

In the case provided for in Article

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Award criteria

Article L2222-4

Among the criteria for awarding the contract, the purchaser shall take account of the proportion of the performance of the contract which the tenderer undertakes to entrust to small and medium-sized e…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-43

…stributed as follows: a) Alternatively:when a relative majority of the scenes take place in France: 4 points;-or when a relative majority of the scenes take place in France and a French-speaking count…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article L22-10-4

…tract to the company or to any controlled company or company that controls it within the meaning of II and III of Article L. 233-16, the provisions of said contract corresponding, where applicable, to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Resale rights

Article R122-4

Authors who are not nationals of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and their successors in title within the meaning of the pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Penalties.

Article L522-40

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall lay down the conditions for the application of the provisions of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-4

…rences to the département or region are replaced by references to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin;4° References to the regional health insurance fund are replaced by references to the general social…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-4

…ution to the tariffs used as a basis for reimbursement and the lump sum referred to in article L. 174-4 of the Social Security Code.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: More favourable balance sheet

Article R2211-4

…usted to the contractor; 3° The risk-sharing arrangements between the purchaser and the contractor; 4° The overall cost of the project, taking into account in particular the financing structure envisa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article R4421-4

…ing representatives of approved environmental protection associations and the regional nature park; 4° Representatives of the consular chambers and socio-professional organisations concerned.

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