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Showing 591600 of 52097 articles for Art. L 144-10 · Cass. com. 22 January 1991 · CA Paris 31 March 1994 · Cass. com. 9 November 2004 · Cass. com. 22 December 1980 · Cass. com. 21 April 1977

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-22

Acts and documents intended for third parties, in particular letters, invoices, advertisements and various publications, issued by a société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine shall indicate…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-22

At the end of the employment contract, the employer will give the employee a copy of the second part of the single, simplified declaration in order to meet the obligations to issue unemployment insura…

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

Article R221-22

If the third party declares that he does not hold any property belonging to the debtor or if he refuses to reply, a record of this shall be drawn up. This shall be delivered or served on the third par…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5°: Tax credit for the purchase of a company's capital

Article 220 nonies

I. - Companies formed exclusively for the purpose of repurchasing all or part of the capital of a company, carried out until 31 December 2022 under the conditions mentioned in II, may benefit from a t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-section 6 : Claiming a pledged object.

Article D514-22

When an item that has been pledged as collateral for a loan is claimed by a person other than the borrower, on the grounds of theft or any other cause, the Caisse remains the receiver of the item, whi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R721-22

In New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, credit institutions, the Office des postes et télécommunications de Nouvelle-Calédonie and the Office des postes et télécommunicat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D1432-22

Each member with voting rights has one vote, except for the members mentioned in 1° of I of article D. 1432-15 and the Chairman, who each have three votes. Subject to the provisions of article R. 1432…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Internal regulations

Article R7124-22

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council shall draw up its own rules of procedure.The rules of procedure shall lay down the conditions for the election of the Chairman, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Internal regulations

Article R7226-22

The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council shall draw up its own rules of procedure.The rules of procedure shall lay down the conditions for the election of the Chairman, the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-22

When it decides on a transmission to the competent authority of the host state pursuant toArticle L. 532-27, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall communicate the notifications re…

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