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Showing 101110 of 32067 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 14-5-2008 n° 07-10.522

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Restructuring of branches

Article D2261-14

The period mentioned in the eighth paragraph of I and the second paragraph of II of article L. 2261-32 is fifteen days.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-14

The competent authorities referred to in Article L. 5131-3 may use the information referred to in Articles R. 5131-9 to 11 for the purposes of market surveillance, market analysis, evaluation and cons…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Provisions common to property tax and council tax

Article 1417

I. - The provisions of articles 1391 and 1391 B are applicable to taxpayers whose income for the year preceding that for which the tax assessment is made does not exceed the sum of 11,885 €, for the f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1461

Sont exonérés de la cotisation foncière des entreprises : 1° (Abrogated) ; 2° Les organismes d'habitations à loyer modéré mentionnés à l'article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code, t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 144

Pre-trial detention may only be ordered or extended if it is shown, in the light of the precise and detailed elements resulting from the proceedings, that it constitutes the sole means of achieving on…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Causes of dissolution and separation as to property.

Article 1441

The community is dissolved: 1° by the death of one of the spouses; 2° by declared absence; 3° by divorce; 4° by legal separation; 5° by separation as to property; 6° by change of matrimonial regime.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Conditions relating to completion

Article 311-14

When a work is produced as part of an international co-production, it must:1° Be financed by a French participation equal to at least 30% of its final cost, unless a special provision is made in an in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4452-14

Workplaces where, according to the results of the risk assessment defined in section 4, workers are likely to be exposed to artificial optical radiation exceeding the exposure limit values defined in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4453-14

Workplaces where workers are likely to be exposed to electromagnetic field levels exceeding the action values are identified and appropriately and specifically signposted. Access to them is restricted…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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