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Showing 231240 of 43696 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 26-3-2015 n° 14-11.206

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Optional taxable transactions

Article 260 C

The option mentioned in Article 260 B does not apply: 1° Transactions carried out by affiliates of the central body of savings banks and banques populaires, as well as their groupings, between themsel…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-26

As soon as an application for authorisation is received, the Prefect will refer the matter to the local police authorities for their opinion. Except in the case provided for in the fourth paragraph, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers

Article L2334-26

From 1986 onwards, communes receive a special allocation, deducted from State revenue, to cover the costs they incur in housing teachers.This allocation changes each year in line with the overall oper…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Composition and operation of the Steering Committee

Article R1221-26

When it is set up, the Steering Committee: 1° Appoints a chairman from among the members sitting under 1° of Article R. 1221-23; 2° Draw up its own rules of procedure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-26

In undertakings with a usual workforce of at least fifty employees without a trade union delegate where, following the procedure defined in article L. 2232-25-1, no member of the staff delegation of t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-26

On pain of nullity, a copy of the deed is served on the debtor no later than eight days after the seizure. Under penalty of nullity, it is stated that the debtor has a period of one month to proceed w…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-26

The purpose of the preliminary design studies is :1° To confirm the feasibility of the chosen solution, taking into account additional studies and reconnaissance, and to determine its main characteris…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R341-26

A failure by the lender or intermediary to comply with its obligations under the provisions of articles L. 314-24 and L. 314-25 is punishable by the fine laid down for a 5th class offence.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the account for part-time work

Article D4163-26

The coefficient for the reduction in working hours is calculated as the ratio of the requested working hours to the previous working hours. It is rounded to two decimal places, to the nearest hundredt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Elections to the boards of the various councils

Article R4125-26

During the period between the announcement of the results and the first meeting of the Board following the renewal by half, at which the new Executive Committee is elected, the current Executive Commi…

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