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Showing 18011810 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R212-8

…de-France are set out in articles R. * 423-36, R. 423-44, R. 423-44-1, R. 423-45, R. 424-2, R. 431-28, R. 510-1 and R. 510-6 of the town planning code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-45

…ning the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 as well as articles L. 321-24 and L. 321-28-1 and the persons authorised to direct sales. The complaint shall mention: -if it comes from a na…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-9

I. - The articles D. 2123-23-1 and D. 2123-23-2 and the articles D. 2123-25 to D. 2123-28 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III. II.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 C

…tion of a new legal entity; 12° For the publication of legal claims mentioned in c of 4° of Article 28 of Decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended reforming land registration, as well as the lega…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-13

…period between 14 July 2021 and 10 August 2021;2° By 45% for the period between 11 August 2021 and 28 September 2021.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 septies

…t in Articles 72 and 73 of Annex III to this code, taken in application of Article 52 of the law of 28 February 1934, are subject to value added tax at the rate of 2.1% in the departments of mainland…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Basis for free transfer tax

Article 776 quater

…o the limit of that value, provided that the notarised certificates, mentioned in the 3° of article 28 of decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration, relating to these assets have…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-8

…employee, to work overtime without complying with the limits set by articles L. 3123-9 and L. 3123-28 or by the collective labour agreements provided for by article L. 3123-20 ; 2° By an employee emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Control

Article R6332-95

…s laid down in articles R. 6332-22, R. 6332-22-3 to R. 6332-22-5, R. 6332-25 to R. 6332-27, R. 6332-28-1 and R. 6332-29, R. 6332-42 and R. 6332-94 will give rise to a repayment of the same amount by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-3

…l of 5 April 2017 concerning medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC issu…

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