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Showing 58115820 of 49675 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 21-2-2007 n° 06-12.491

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the national body responsible for managing the professional identification card for employees in the building and public works sector

Article R8291-2

The association known as "Congés intempéries BTP-Union des caisses de France", referred to in this Title as the "union des caisses", issues the professional identification card referred to in Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-28

I.-The undertakings mentioned in Article L. 351-7 are prohibited from making a distribution relating to one of the items mentioned in i and ii of a of Article 69 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV ter : Tax regime for public interest groups

Article 239 quater B

…interest groupings formed and operating under the conditions provided for in Chapter II of the loi n° 2011-525 du 17 mai 2011 de simplification et d'amélioration de la qualité du droit do not fall wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quinquies

I. - The flat-rate refund instituted by article 298 quater benefits:a) To farmers who sell butchery and charcuterie animals defined by decree (1), either to a person liable for value added tax in resp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-2

The tasks carried out in separate units by the City of Paris' public social and health establishment, known as the "reception and hospital care centre" and located in Nanterre, include :1° The recepti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-2

The use of digital health services requires electronic identification of their users. This electronic identification is based on a means, whether tangible or intangible, which guarantees an appropriat…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration and publication of deeds, agreements and judgments

Article D123-2

A person requesting the registration or publication of a deed, agreement or judgment drawn up in English or Spanish may submit the deed, agreement or judgment in its original version. This submission…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 S

The tax credit defined in article 220 quindecies is deducted from the corporation tax due by the company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-25

The authorised body shall render the accounts provided for in Article D. 1611-22 at least once a year. This presentation must be made within a timeframe that allows the principal's public accountant t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Agreements

Article R5132-29

The agreement to set up one or more integration sites may be concluded for a maximum of three years with organisations that have prospects of economic viability; it may be renewed under the same proce…

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