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Showing 25512560 of 59417 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-1-1997 n° 9

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Hoteliers' liability

Article L311-9

Articles 1952 to 1954 of the Civil Code lay down the rules governing the theft of objects from hotels or hostels.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 972 ter

For the application of article 965 and under the same conditions, shares in property investment companies mentioned in I of article 208 C when the taxpayer holds, directly and, where applicable, indir…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Diseases transmitted by insects

Article R3114-9

I.- The objectives of insect-borne disease control are: 1° To prevent the establishment and development of pathogen vectors through hygiene and sanitation measures; 2° To reduce the transmission of pa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-9

Third-country nationals mentioned in article L. 233-2, admitted to residence in their capacity as family members, retain their right to residence in the following situations:1° In the event of the dea…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…terminations of fixed-term employment contracts (I); Number of departures during the trial period (9) (I); Number of transfers from one establishment to another (I); Number of voluntary retirements a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L4132-9

The regional council is also convened at the request of: 1° The standing committee; 2° Or one third of its members on a specific agenda, for a period that may not exceed two days. The same regional co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 8 ter

…practice of the profession of their members and operating in accordance with the provisions of loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 modifiée sont personnellement soumis à l'impôt sur le revenu pour la p…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-9

The beneficiary of such an authorisation may be entitled to charge users a fee for services rendered.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-9

The Ministry of Justice is authorised to create a personal data processing system known as the "digital criminal file" to be implemented in each court. The purposes of this processing, which concerns…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising

Article L312-9

When an advertisement is sent by post or by electronic mail, distributed directly to the home or on the public highway, the document sent to the consumer reminds him in a clear, precise and visible ma…

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