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Showing 201210 of 23074 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 20-12-2000 n° 1765

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-20

Investment services providers other than portfolio management companies authorised to provide the services mentioned in 1, 2 or 3 of Article L. 321-1 may initiate or conclude transactions with eligibl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Genetically modified organisms

Article R412-20

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 2 and 3, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 4, paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 9, paragraphs 1 to 3 of Article 12, Ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 C

I. - Listed property investment companies are defined as joint stock companies listed on a regulated market in accordance with Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-20

The annual contribution, before the deductions provided for in Articles L. 5212-10-1, L. 5212-11 and the third paragraph of Article L. 5212-9, is equal to the product of : 1° the number of disabled wo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-20

The authorised agents and the officers and agents of the judicial police may spontaneously communicate to each other the information and documents held or collected in the performance of their respect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Distribution and supply of labile blood products

Article D1221-20

Blood depot authorisations are granted under one of the following categories:1° Dispensing depot: a depot which stores labile blood products distributed by the referring blood establishment and dispen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

I. - 1. The tax authorities calculate the rate provided for in Article 204 E for each tax household. It is equal to the ratio between the amount of income tax for the tax household relating to the inc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

Where the employee holds a fixed-term contract, the provisions of the second and last paragraphs of article L. 1226-12 and articles L. 1226-14 to L. 1226-16, relating to the conditions for dismissal o…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Referral by the Cour de cassation of the priority question of constitutionality to the Conseil constitutionnel

Article 126-12

The Cour de cassation is not obliged to refer to the Conseil constitutionnel a priority question of constitutionality challenging, on the same grounds, a legislative provision already before the Conse…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

I. - Persons subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution pursuant to Article L. 612-2 are subject to a contribution for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banqu…

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