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Showing 19811990 of 19482 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Sept. 2008 – no. 07-13.338

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Brevet professionnel de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (vocational qualifications in youth, popular education and sport)

Article D212-21

…rk and the certification reference framework, the composition of which is set out in article D. 212-23. They may lay down equivalence or exemption measures.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-35

…asks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority taken pursuant to Article L. 623-23, mention of the lodging of the appeal is automatically entered in the National Register of Pla…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-17

In the case provided for in article L. 5422-23, the Prime Minister may approve the agreement where the favourable opinion of the Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de la…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of farm profits

Article 63

…rming, as well as profits made by breeders of new plant varieties within the meaning of (articles L623-1 to L623-35 of the Intellectual Property Code).Also considered as profits from the agricultural…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information obligations

Article R561-31-1

…ioned in 1° to 1°c of Article L. 561-2 shall transmit to the department mentioned in Article L. 561-23 the information relating to the transactions mentioned in 6° of II of Article L. 314-1 carried ou…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation

Article R752-44-17

…ed for in 1°, that the compliance requirement provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 752-23 is not complied with, gives formal notice to the project developer to bring the retail facility i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring compliance with obligations and penalties

Article R561-41-1

…ction reports that they have received and forwarded to the department referred to in Article L. 561-23, where applicable; 4° The number and description of supervisory measures taken to monitor complia…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-25-1

I. - The department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may request information from the funds set up pursuant to 9° of Article 53 of Law No. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 relating to the amount, origin an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-28

The credit institution, finance company or FIA referred to in Article L. 313-23 may, at any time, prohibit the debtor of the assigned or pledged receivable from paying into the hands of the signatory…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R381-1

…set up by the Caisse nationale de prévoyance de la fonction publique referred to in Article L. 132-23; 2° The agreement known as the "complémentaire retraite des hospitaliers" referred to in Article…

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