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Showing 13811390 of 49677 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 25-2-2010 n° 09-11.352

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Medals and honours

Article D1442-27

The honorary members of an industrial tribunal may attend, alongside the members of the court, the installation hearings and the formal hearing provided for in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Criminal provisions

Article R6227-2

Employing an apprentice for work in excess of eight hours per day or the legal weekly working hours set by article L. 3121-27 of the French Labour Code and article L. 713-2 of the French Rural and Mar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 237 sexies

…ayment penalties relating to receivables and debts arising from the date of entry into force of loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001 relative aux nouvelles régulations économiques.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Supervision of groups on a consolidated basis

Article L613-21-3

I. - Where an authority of another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis consult…

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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 Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-27-2

I.-Sums due under life insurance contracts and capitalisation bonds or contracts which are not the subject of a request for payment of benefits or capital are deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et c…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 230

1. Subject to the provisions of 2 below, articles incorporated into French ships outside the Customs territory are treated as if they were imported directly into the part of the Customs territory wher…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Traffic

Article L414-2

Any foreigner residing in France, regardless of the nature of his or her residence permit, may freely leave French territory.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-2

Changes to the territorial boundaries of communes and the transfer of their chief towns are decided after a public enquiry, carried out in accordance with the code of relations between the public and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

I. - Investment funds governed by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, known as "AIFs": 1° Raise capital from a number of investors with a view to investi…

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