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Showing 21012110 of 30453 articles for Art. 1215 · Cass. com. 8 February 1966 · Cass. com. 27 February 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 18 December 1968 · Cass. com. 24 March 1998

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-3

The agreement provided for in Article L. 1233-24-1 may not derogate from :1° The employer's obligation to provide training, adaptation and redeployment in application of article L. 1233-4;2° The gener…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-18

…dy;7° Any remuneration of the authorised body and the arrangements for its payment by the principal;8° The arrangements and frequency for the rendering of accounts;9° The controls placed on the author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article R4641-18

…ng Code, in its actions relating to health and safety at work when using plant protection products; 8° Adopts the opinions of the regional occupational health and safety committee.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Provisions applicable to investment services providers relating to the design and distribution of financial instruments

Article L533-24-1-1

…ommend or market financial instruments are not subject to the obligations set out in Article L. 533-24 and 1° to 3° of Article L. 533-24-1 when the investment service they provide relates to bonds tha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…s located on the territory of the Corsican collectivity.When the partnerships mentioned in articles 8 and 238 bis L or groups mentioned in articles 239 quater, 239 quater B, 239 quater C and 239 quate…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVI: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance work to improve the energy performance of older homes

Article 244 quater U

…entitlement to the energy transition premium mentioned in II of Article 15 of Law No 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on the finances for 2020;2° Or work to achieve a minimum overall energy performance…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-18

…The eligible financial securities and money market instruments referred to in I of article L. 214-24-55 are :1° Either eligible financial securities and money market instruments admitted to trading…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: French UCITS portfolio management companies

Article L532-24-2

…ective.II. - When the competent authorities of the UCITS home Member State request the Autorité des marchés financiers to provide clarification and information concerning the documents mentioned in I,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…ubsidiaries, with a company whose capital is partly held by an institution mentioned in Article L. 518-2 of the same code or with a lessor company belonging to the same tax group within the meaning of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment

Article L214-24-15

Under the conditions laid down in the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers, AIFs or their management companies shall ensure that the valuation function is performed by :1° An ext…

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