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Showing 98919900 of 15298 articles for Art. s. 2003 et seq.

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L132-15

…in termination of the contract.When the business is continued in application of articles L. 621-22 et seq. of the Commercial Code, all the publisher's obligations to the author must be respected.In t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Crédit mutuel et coopération agricoles

Article 130

…oes not apply: 1° Neither to interest shares in companies or unions of agricultural cooperative societies designated in articles L 521-1 et seq of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as agric…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The bringing of a civil action and its effects

Article 425

…to have withdrawn his civil party claim. In this case, and if the public prosecution has only been set in motion by the direct summons issued at the request of the civil party, the court shall not rul…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-2

…caused by the offence. The public action may be brought by the injured party under the conditions determined in articles 85 et seq. However, public prosecution may only be initiated by the public pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2352-11

…an elected member, the members of the special negotiating body are elected directly by the employees. The election takes place college by college. It is common to all companies, subsidiaries and esta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article D2372-11

…an elected member, the members of the special negotiating body are elected directly by the employees. The election takes place college by college. It is common to all companies, subsidiaries and esta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article D2362-10

…ing body are : 1° Either designated in accordance with the procedures defined in articles D. 2362-6 et seq; 2° Or elected in accordance with the provisions of article D. 2362-11. The respective number…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Contractualised support pathway to employment and independence

Article R5131-11

…eriods; 2° Work placements, including the work experience periods referred to in articles L. 5131-5 et seq; 3° Specific actions as part of social and professional support; 4° Actions carried out by ot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the Roll of the Association.

Article D4323-1-4

…by it for a period corresponding to the period of provisional registration. Pursuant to articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 31 bis

The member of a société civile de placement immobilier, governed by articles L. 214-114 et seq. of the French Monetary and Financial Code, whose share of income is, pursuant to Article 8, subject in i…

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