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Showing 44114420 of 22671 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 28-11-2012 n° 11-14.671

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis HQ

The companies defined in Article 238 bis HO are not eligible for the scheme provided for venture capital companies by article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and fina…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article A160-3

The scale fixing the surrender value of the annuities referred to in Article A. 160-2 is that of the mathematical provisions established on the basis of the tables and interest rates set by Articles 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article R2121-2

The table provided for in article L. 2121-1 of this code is sent to the prefect no later than 6pm on the Monday following the election of the mayor and deputy mayors. The list of Community Councillors…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Equal opportunities for women and men in the workplace

Article D2241-2

The three-yearly negotiations on professional equality are based on a report presenting the comparative situation of women and men in the areas mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 2241-11. It is also…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-18

The school's budget includes a provisional profit and loss account and a provisional statement of changes in assets and liabilities on an accruals basis. The appropriations for staff costs, with the e…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-22

The cash benefits allocated by the social security funds to interns are deducted from the sums guaranteed to them by the provisions of this section. The establishment which pays the interns is subroga…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-23

I.-There is an accounting office within each centre, headed by an accounting officer, who is the head of the accounting department. This accounting post may be shared by several centres under the cond…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article R114-3

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget management and accounting. However, notw…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58

The budget controller shall receive, under the same conditions as the members of the bodies which he may attend pursuant toArticle 222 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget manag…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Injunction procedures.

Article 1424-1

This section relates to the European order for payment procedure provided for in Regulation (EC) No 1896/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2006 creating a European orde…

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