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Showing 711720 of 44723 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-3-1988 n° 86-11.144

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-84

…ndications and in particular those provided for by articles 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19 and 20 of the loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966 relative aux sociétés civiles professionnelles, concernant respectivem…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-9

PROGRAMME OF THE CERTIFICATE PREPARATORY FOR THE DUTIES OF AUDITORIn application of the provisions of article A. 822-1-1, the syllabus for the tests for the preparatory certificate for the duties of s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Records of information relating to takings in cinemas

Article D212-87

All registers or documents containing the information provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 81

The investigating judge shall, in accordance with the law, carry out all acts of information that he or she deems useful for ascertaining the truth. A copy of these acts as well as of all the document…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Formation of the contract

Article L224-8

The supplier is required to offer the customer the option of entering into a single contract with the supplier for the supply and distribution of electricity or natural gas. In addition to the network…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 87 A

The declarations referred to in Articles 87 and 87-0 A are transmitted monthly in accordance with the procedures set out in I of Article L. 133-5-3 or in Article L. 133-5-8of the Social Security Code…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Obligations of employers and debtors

Article 89 A

The declarations mentioned in Articles 87, 87-0 A, 87-0 A bis, 88, 240 and 241 are transmitted by the tax filer to the tax authorities using a computerised process.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-8

Associations governed by the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association or by articles 21 to 79 of the local civil code applicable in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Mosel…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1223-8

An agreement or an extended collective branch agreement lays down the conditions under which it is possible to use a contract concluded for the duration of a site or operation. In the absence of such…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1236-8

Termination of the worksite or operation contract at the end of the worksite or once the operation has been completed is based on a real and serious cause. This termination is subject to the provision…

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