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Showing 961970 of 4867 articles for Art. CJEU – Bellone – 30 Apr. 1998 – C-215/97

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section X: Special provisions applicable to mining-related property damage

Article R421-73

…nths of the date on which the damage occurred.However, for losses that occurred between 1 September 1998 and 23 April 2004, the six-month period only runs from the latter date.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Opening and funding of the occupational prevention account

Article L4163-6

Points are awarded on the basis of the employee's exposure declared by the employer, on the basis of the declaration mentioned in article L. 4163-1, to the fund mentioned in articles L. 215-1, L. 222-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: GENERAL CONTRACT CONDITIONS

Article D215-2

I.-For the purposes of identifying the contract to be cancelled, the cancellation feature provided for in article L. 215-1-1 includes sections enabling the trader to be provided with the following inf…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HO

For the purposes of income tax or corporation tax, cash subscriptions made between 1 January 1998 and 31 December 2010 to the capital of companies subject to corporation tax under the conditions of or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Professional prevention account

Article R4163-1

For the application of this chapter: 1° The managing body at national level is the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie or any other delegated body under the conditions set out in the second paragr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-77

…stablishments meet two of the following three conditions:a) Their combined sales represent at least 30% of the company's total sales;b) Their combined permanent workforce represents at least 30% of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-3

The City of Paris and the communes of Marseille and Lyon are divided into twenty, sixteen and nine municipal arrondissements respectively.The boundaries of these arrondissements as they stood on 1 Jan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Procedural rules applicable to crimes against humanity and war crimes

Article 627

For the application of the Statute of the International Criminal Court signed on 18 July 1998, France shall participate in the prosecution of offences and cooperate with that Court under the condition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article D2333-92

Employers liable for the payment intended to finance mobility services are subject, as regards its liquidation, payment, collection, control and litigation, to the same rules as those applicable to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-16

For reasons relating to the protection of public health, the measures provided for in article R. 5122-15 may be taken in the event of misuse, as defined in article R. 5121-153, or drug dependence or a…

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