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Showing 31613170 of 65949 articles for Art. 1216 al. 2 et 3 · Cass. com. 28 June 2017 n° 15-17.394 · Cass. com. 24 June 1997 · Cass. com. 4 May 2010 n° 09-13.118

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-15

The ballot paper may not contain, on pain of nullity, a number of names greater than the number of titular seats, and where applicable of substitutes, of candidates to be filled, nor any sign of recog…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

…numents, or having received the label issued by the Fondation du patrimoine pursuant to article L. 143-2 of the French Heritage Code, is subject to the owner's undertaking to retain ownership of these…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 12: The draft plan.

Article R631-34-4

The articles R. 626-7 and R. 626-8, relating to the consultation of creditors, and Subsection 4 of Section 1 of Chapter VI of Title II of this Book, relating to the settlement of public claims, are ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-25

…the commission is located. This application includes: 1° The identity and address of the principal; 2° The identity and address of the private security guard; 3° Proof of the private security guard's…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Reimbursement of childcare or assistance expenses and assistance with the financing of service vouchers

Article D2123-22-4

…esolution by which the municipal council grants the financial assistance provided for by Article L. 2123-18-4 may specify the terms and conditions for granting and monitoring this aid, in particular a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-156

…se. It consists of an interview based on a practical case submitted to the candidate (marked out of 20; preparation: two hours; presentation: twenty minutes; interview: thirty minutes).

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Provisions applicable to impatriates

Article 155 B

I. - 1. Employees and the persons referred to in 1°, 2° and 3° of b of Article 80 ter called from abroad to take up employment with a company established in France for a limited period are not subject…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Patient care by the mobile emergency and intensive care unit

Article R6123-15

…ency medical assistance, the mobile emergency and resuscitation structure mentioned in article R. 6123-1 has the following mission: 1° To ensure, on a permanent basis, in all places and as a priority…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L1234-15

…employee is entitled to notice of1° One day's notice where remuneration is fixed on a daily basis ;2° One week's notice where remuneration is fixed on a weekly basis;3° Two weeks' notice if his remun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-15

The suspension, which may not exceed one year, and the withdrawal of the authorisation to open, provided for in article L. 5124-3, are decided by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécuri…

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