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Showing 26712680 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-2

…entioned in the annex to this article.Prior to their registration, they shall be informed that they may revoke their consent to use the electronic portal at any time and of their rights of access and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-9

I. - The right to object provided for in Article 38 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne s'applique pas au portail électronique en ce qui con…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-15

…sary to provide each partner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 et à celles de la présente sous-section.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-73

…ion nationale de l'informatique et des libertés when completing the formalities provided for by loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7125-14

…e minimum growth wage per hour.The provisional amount of training expenses under article L. 7125-12 may not be less than 2% of the total amount of the functional allowances that may be allocated to co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article L133-2

…0, L. 133-22, L. 133-23, L. 133-25, L. 133-25-1, L. 133-25-2 and the I and III of article L. 133-26 may be waived by contract.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contractual tax exemptions and approvals

Article 1649 octies

All contracts, agreements or conventions entered into by public administrations and providing for the exemption of taxes, duties or levies collected by the State on its own behalf or on behalf of publ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out

Article L212-6-2

…ules governing investment certificates and voting right certificates are set out in Articles L. 228-29-8 to L. 228-35 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-30

Articles L. 3141-28 and L. 3141-29 do not apply when the employer is required to join a holiday fund in application of article L. 3141-32.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R341-5

A failure by the lender to comply with the formalities prescribed in articles L. 312-28 and L. 312-29 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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