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Showing 89718980 of 30432 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 11-6-1986 n° 84-17.222

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article R161-1

…the décret n° 75-1339 du 31 décembre 1975 relatif aux mo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…d social security contributions;5° bis Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Drinks outlets.

Article L3352-2

The opening of a 3rd or 4th category on-trade public house outside the conditions set out in this Title is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.The court will order the pub to be closed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-43

For the calculation of the contribution instituted in article L. 1233-84, the number of jobs lost is equal to the number of employees whose redundancy is envisaged, from which is deducted the number o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: List of essential information to be provided by the State representative (R).

Article D1612-1

…de compensation de la taxe professionnelle en application du IV et IV bis de l'article 6 de la loi n° 86-1317 du 30 décembre 1986 modifiée portant loi de finances initiales pour 1987 ; 3° The estimat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L742-5

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Ordinance n° 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law no. 2006…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Obligations

Article L743-5

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 213-5 Ordinance n° 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 213-6 law n° 2003-706 of 1st August 2003 L. 213-6-1 law no. 2006…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Audiovisual communication

Article L1426-1

Local authorities or their groupings may, under the conditions laid down in the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, éditer un service de télévision destiné aux…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9-5

The annual report provided for in Article L. 132-9-3-1 includes the following information (all technical provisions combined, expressed in the form of a theoretical mathematical provision for point-ba…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R5334-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 5331-1, L. 5331-2, L. 5331-4, L. 5332-1 and L. 5332-3, relating to the conditions for publication and dissemination of job offers, is punishable by…

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