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Showing 11611170 of 32936 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 6 June 2001 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 January 2003 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2008 · Cass. 1re civ. 22 December 1959

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-22

Foreign nationals entrusted to the child welfare service referred to inarticle L. 221-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles on the date on which a decision is taken on their application fo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1578

…eparation agreement by mutual consent in accordance with the procedures provided for in the article 229-1 of the Civil Code, to issue the notarial acts provided for in articles 46 and 317 of the Civil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10 ° : Tax credit for expenditure on executive production of cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 220 quaterdecies

…f the following expenditure corresponding to operations or services carried out in France before 31 December 2024:a) Remuneration paid to authors listed in Article L. 113-7 of the French Intellectual…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Rules applicable to the assignment and recovery of receivables and the preservation of assets.

Article D214-228

…capacity as the entity responsible for managing the fund in accordance with III of article L. 214-168.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
5 : Taxpayers with professional income in different categories

Article 155

…f a fixed asset or for the determination of the results mentioned in I.2. Subject to VII of article 151 septies, in the event of the sale of a fixed asset, articles 39 duodecies to 39 novodecies are a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article R413-15

…es as adopted by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in its recommendation CM/ Rec (2008) 7 of 2 July 2008, the list of which is defined by an order of the Minister responsible for rec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Work involving exposure to radiation

Article D4153-22

…ghtest possibility of exceeding the exposure limit values defined in articles R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6. II -The prohibition mentioned in I may be waived under the conditions and in the forms laid down…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-4

The calculation rates are set at :- 220% for the fraction of the box office takings generated by a work of less than or equal to €307,500;- 140% for the fraction of the box office takings generated by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-22

…ember. He provides documents proving that he satisfies the conditions mentioned in articles L. 1441-6 to L. 1441-17, with the exception of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Minimum rental value

Article 1518 B

As from 1 January 1980, the rental value of tangible fixed assets acquired as a result of contributions, demergers, mergers of companies or transfers of establishments carried out as from 1 January 19…

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