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Showing 53815390 of 23886 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-10-1987 n° 84-10.296

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article D2564-24

Provided that the first numbering operation is completed before the date stipulated in article L. 2564-28, the expenses eligible for the exceptional grant provided for in this article include: a) The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Lead and its compounds

Article R4412-160

Reinforced individual monitoring of workers is provided under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28: 1° Either if exposure to a concentration of lead in the air is greater than…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-15

Subject to providing proof in the schedule provided for in Article L. 123-12, the companies mentioned in 1° of Article L. 233-17 are exempt from the obligation to draw up consolidated accounts and a r…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-6

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, the fees mentioned in articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VI: LYON METROPOLITAN AREA

Article L3651-3

I. - All of the staff of the Lyon Urban Community automatically come under the authority of the Lyon Metropolis, under their own conditions of status and employment. Employees retain, if they have an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1 : Formation of sociétés anonymes.

Article R225-13

Where the company is formed without a public offering, or by means of a public offering mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the sam…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 G

…rticle.The product of this tax is set annually at the amount provided for in I of Article 46 of Law n° 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012.The proceeds mentioned in the second parag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-18

…ich allows, under the conditions provided for in article 4 of article 59 of Council Regulation (EC) n° 1435 / 2003 of 22 July 2003 on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society, the possibility to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-7

…o issue bonds under the general conditions for the issue of such securities provided for by the loi n° 85-698 du 11 juillet 1985 autorisant l'émission de valeurs mobilières par certaines associations…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R615-3

…f the commission may be reimbursed for their travel expenses under the conditions set by the décret n° 2006-781 du 3 juillet 2006 fixant les conditions et les modalités de règlement des frais occasion…

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