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Showing 20712080 of 61284 articles for Art. 151 septies A · CE 16 October 2019 n° 417364 · CE 28 June 2013 · BOI-BIC-PVMV-40-20-20-20

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial training

Article D722-28

The initial training obligation provided for in Article L. 722-17 applies to elected commercial court judges who have never held office or who did not fulfil the said training obligation during their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-28

When the public health establishment does not have a psychiatric department and the prison is not served by a regional medical-psychological service mentioned in article R. 3221-6, the Director Genera…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3121-28

Any hour worked in excess of the legal weekly working time or the time considered to be equivalent is overtime and entitles the employee to additional pay or, where applicable, equivalent time off in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-28

In carrying out certification procedures, manufacturers and approved bodies shall take account of the available results of any assessment and verification operations which may have been carried out, p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Dissolution.

Article L5214-28

The communauté de communes is dissolved:a) Either ipso jure on expiry of the term set by the decision establishing it or when it no longer has more than one member commune;b) Or by the consent of all…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 280-2

Any reversionary pensions paid in respect of the deceased spouse are automatically deducted from the amount of the compensatory allowance, where the latter, on the date of death, took the form of an a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal regulations

Article R1423-28

The rules of procedure are displayed on the premises of the industrial tribunal. They may be amended by the general meeting convened pursuant to article R. 1423-23 and, where applicable, by the restri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article L626-28

When it is established that the undertakings set out in the plan or decided by the court have been fulfilled, the court, at the request of the commissioner for the implementation of the plan, the debt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions for sales by judicial auction.

Article R642-28

The order ordering the sale by judicial auction made at the request of the liquidator or a pursuing creditor shall include, in addition to the indications mentioned in Article R. 642-22, the informati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article D2123-28

Elected members affiliated to the institution for the supplementary retirement of non-tenured employees of the State and public authorities (I.R.C.A.N.T.E.C.) are subject to the regulatory provisions…

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