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Showing 20512060 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-1

…135-2;2° Any work considered orphan in another Member State pursuant to Article 2 of Directive 2012/28/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2012 on certain authorised uses of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-1

…ings are not applicable: 1° To semi-public companies set up under the Decree-Laws of 5 November and 28 December 1926 and created prior to 8 July 1983, the date of publication of the loi n° 83-597 du 7…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Turnover taxes and similar miscellaneous taxes

Article 1609 untricies

…iable for value added tax subject to the normal actual taxation system provided for in 2 of Article 287, on the annex to the declaration mentioned in 1 of the same article 287 filed in respect of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 12: Payment incidents and penalties

Article R131-42

…131-73, cancellations and new incident declarations made pursuant to articles R. 131-27 and R. 131-28, and cancellations made pursuant to article R. 131-27. Bankers are deemed to be aware of the info…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-42

…five of whom come from each of the colleges mentioned in 1°, 4°, 5°, 6° and 7° of article D. 1432-28, two from the college mentioned in 3° of the same article, and seven from the college mentioned i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L593-2

…th the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L. 561-5, L. 581-1 and L. 581-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L592-2

…th the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L. 561-5, L. 581-1 and L. 581-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regional Commission for the Coordination of the Actions of the Regional Health Agency and the Sickness Insurance Scheme

Article R1434-13

…aft agreement(s) with the complementary health insurance organisations mentioned in article R. 1434-28.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L3334-3

…pita financial potential recorded at national level. For each département concerned, this reduction may not exceed 1% of the actual operating revenue of its main budget, as recorded in the management…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-9

…ight-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 621-18 Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 621-18-1 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 621-18-2 law no.…

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