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Showing 701710 of 35069 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 23-6-2021 n° 19-21.784 F-D

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections

Article L513-23

In each "Société de Crédit Foncier", a Specific Controller and an Alternate Specific Controller chosen from among the persons registered on the list of Statutory Auditors are appointed for a term of f…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-23

Authorised agents may take samples under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.Test or analysis reports on samples taken may be sent to the persons concerned.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-23

The articles L. 2216-1 et L. 2216-2 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Disputes

Article R2314-23

The court of first instance has final jurisdiction over : 1° Requests for the implementation of a ballot monitoring system as provided for in Article L. 2314-17 ; 2° Disputes as provided for in Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Lighting

Article R4324-23

Work, adjustment or maintenance areas on work equipment are adequately lit for the work to be carried out.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Syndicates of communes

Article L5842-19

The articles L. 5212-33 and L. 5212-34 are applicable in French Polynesia.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-6-1

The improvement targets provided for in Article L. 1142-9-1 are set for each indicator mentioned in Articles D. 1142-2 and D. 1142-2-1 for which the maximum score has not been achieved, provided that…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 197

I. - As regards the taxpayers referred to in Article 4 B, the following rules shall be applied to calculate income tax:1. The tax is calculated by applying to the fraction of each share of income that…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-23

For works belonging to the creative documentary genre, the allocation of selective financial aid for production and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-23

A sight bill is payable on presentation. It must be presented for payment within one year from its date. The drawer may shorten this period or stipulate a longer one. These time limits may be shortene…

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