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Showing 901910 of 52884 articles for Art. n° 16-10.271 FS-PBI — RJDA 1/18 n° 79

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions applicable to compensation for damage to property.

Article R421-18

1. Damage to property covered by the guarantee fund in application of the 2nd paragraph of article R. 421-1 is any damage resulting from an accident involving a land motor vehicle in circulation, as w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional advertising

Article R2131-18

The purchaser may publish an additional advertisement on a medium other than that chosen as the main medium. The additional advertisement may include only some of the information contained in the cont…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-18

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-17 is sent to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It shall indicate: 1° The surname, first names, profession, addr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-18

When the performance of the following services requires an execution time greater than the reference time specified in the table below, they give rise to the collection of an additional session fee eq…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-18

The payment notice sets out all the options available to the offender for paying the fine as well as the practical arrangements for payment. A detachable payment card is incorporated at the bottom of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article 30-16

The operations, mentioned in article 79-IV of the local civil code applicable to the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, of mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Implementing provisions.

Article L1234-18

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the application of articles L. 1234-1 to L. 1234-14.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-18

The apprenticeship contract may be terminated by either party up until the end of the first forty-five days, consecutive or otherwise, of practical in-company training completed by the apprentice. Aft…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Patent rights

Article L613-18

The Minister responsible for industrial property may give formal notice to the owners of invention patents other than those referred to in Article L. 613-16 to begin working them in such a way as to m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Eligible production expenditure

Article D331-18

The rules relating to expenditure giving entitlement to the tax credit for expenditure on delegated production of cinematographic or audiovisual works are set out in Articles 46 quater-0 YL to 46 quat…

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