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Showing 821830 of 18298 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 Oct. 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-52

…and contractual subscription commitments of a single entity mentioned in 2° of II of Article L. 214-28 which is not covered by the other provisions of Article L. 214-28, Article L. 214-30 or Article L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 G

…provided that the transfer falls within the scope of article 61 of law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986, as amended, designed to promote rental investment, home ownership of social housing and the de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection in the event of dismissal

Article R2411-1

…alth, social and medico-social establishment mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service. For the application of these pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Applicable certification procedure and technical design and construction rules applicable to second-hand work equipment referred to in 1°, 3°, 4° and 5° of Article R. 233-83 and to second-hand safety components referred to in Article R. 233-83-2

Article R233-89-1-1

…amended decrees no. 47-1592 of 23 August 1947, no. 65-48 of 8 January 1965, no. 86-594 of 14 March 1986, no. 89-78 of 7 February 1989, the amended decree of 30 July 1974 and the amended decree of 25…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-29-1

…levels and, where applicable, to carry out the work provided for in articles R. 1334-27 and R. 1334-28 , as well as from the obligation to measure dust levels following completion of the work, as prov…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R285

Article R. 50-28 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 50-28.-The two-month period provided for in Article R. 50-17 is increased by one month for persons who do not live in the collectivity or New Caledonia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-4

As stated in Article 226-28 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below: "The fact of seeking to identify a person by his or her genetic fingerprints outside the cases provided for in Article 16-11 of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Holiday pay

Article R7213-12

…in articles R. 7213-9 to R. 7213-11 are payable under the conditions determined by articles L. 3141-28 to L. 3141-30, relating to holiday indemnities following termination of the employment contract,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies A

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies, other than those mentioned in III, realised in the course of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
section 2: Contracts concluded between a performer and a videogram producer

Article L212-9

…ailing an agreement reached under the terms of articles L. 212-4 à L. 212-7 either before 4 January 1986, or on the expiry date of the previous agreement, the methods and bases of remuneration for per…

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