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Showing 13611370 of 10664 articles for Art. CJEU – Pronuptia – Case 161/84 – 28 Jan. 1986

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-5

…s to information essential to interoperability under the conditions defined in 1° of Article L. 331-28 and in Article L. 331-29.The provisions of this chapter do not call into question the legal prote…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 G

…provided that the transfer falls within the scope of article 61 of law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986, as amended, designed to promote rental investment, home ownership of social housing and the de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

…amended decrees no. 47-1592 of 23 August 1947, no. 65-48 of 8 January 1965, no. 86-594 of 14 March 1986, no. 89-78 of 7 February 1989, the amended decree of 30 July 1974 and the amended decree of 25…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-7

…ts in order to comply with contractual stipulations, the rate of return on these assets;3° In other cases, the rate of return on investments defined in 1 of article A. 132-14 and the average rate of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26-5

The operation and resources of the Employees' Rights Commission are governed by the provisions set out in Articles 81, 84 and 85, the first seven paragraphs of Article 88, the first two paragraphs of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Flexible working days

Article L3121-60-1

When an employee who has entered into a fixed-term contract in days and who has reached the age stipulated in the first paragraph of article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code requests to work…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R285

Article R. 50-28 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 50-28.-The two-month period provided for in Article R. 50-17 is increased by one month for persons who do not live in the collectivity or New Caledonia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-4

…iel et de résolution that it meets the conditions set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 511-28, the Autorité shall issue it with a certificate. The Authority shall also send a certificate to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Tax officials entrusted with certain judicial police duties

Article R15-33-29-13

…2° Copies of decisions handed down by the judicial authority pursuant to the provisions of Articles 28-2,224 à 230, R. 15-33-29-11 and R. 15-33-29-12, including a copy of the authorisation orders; 3°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable after registration of the European Company.

Article L2354-4

…ns initiated prior to the registration of the European Company or in application of article L. 2353-28 et seq., new negotiations shall be initiated under the conditions set out in Chapter II. In this…

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