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Showing 20412050 of 17922 articles for Art. Lonsdale v Howard & Hallam [2007] UKHL 32

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6313-4

…ry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas France in matters falling within the competence of the authorities of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Calculation for marketing in the form of videograms

Article 211-28

Sums are calculated for the marketing by sale or rental in the form of videograms intended for the private use of the public of cinematographic works for which production approval has been granted. Th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema exhibition account

Article 232-4

…automatic cinema exhibition account are calculated by applying rates to the proceeds of the tax provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-4

…ordinances and decrees enacted before the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer dans des ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6413-4

…ordinances and decrees enacted before the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer dans des ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII: Conditions of application in Overseas France of Book V relating to service providers

Article R771-1

…014 of 15 May 2014, No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014, No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017, No 2019/2033 of 27 November 2019, No 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 and Delegated Regulation No 2015/61 of 10 October 2014 a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-4

…e job categories mentioned in article R. 113-2: 1° For categories 1 "head of department" and 1: a level 6, 7 and 8 diploma within the meaning of the national register of professional certifications or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Termination of service

Article R6152-933

The duties of an associate practitioner may also be terminated in the following cases: 1° In the event of refusal of a place of assignment for the adaptation period or refusal to complete the skills c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-31-1

…responsible for the implementation of the plan does not end until payment of the last instalment provided for in the plan, if this is later than the instalment stipulated by the parties prior to the o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-16

…articles L. 5212-15 to L. 5212-17 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 5212-15, after the words "ordinary l…

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