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Showing 811820 of 37058 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 4-11-1992 n° 1476

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Organisation of work

Article R4412-118

The employer shall determine, taking into account the working conditions, in particular in terms of thermal or hygrometric constraints, postures and efforts: 1° The duration of each shift ; 2° The num…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement

Article L2362-11

The agreement includes in the cases of renegotiation the hypothesis of changes occurring after the incorporation of the European Cooperative Society and affecting its structure, as well as that of its…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter Va: Divorce and legal separation by mutual consent by private deed countersigned by lawyers and filed with a notary

Article 1144-2

The divorce agreement shall mention, where applicable, that the information provided for in 1° of Article 229-2 of the Civil Code has not been given in the absence of discernment of the minor child co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Companies opening a first establishment in France.

Article R123-114

If the first establishment is transferred to the jurisdiction of another court, the updated articles of association shall be filed in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles R. 123-112 an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-118

The labelling and outer packaging of the proprietary medicinal product benefiting from a parallel import authorisation are identical to those of the proprietary medicinal product which has obtained ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 bis

1. Income from transferable capital falling within the provisions of articles 118,119,238 septies B and 1678 bis give rise to the application of a withholding tax, the rate of which is set by 1 of Art…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R221-11

Where a judge's authorisation is required to proceed with the seizure, the bailiff shall bring it to the attention of the debtor or the holder, as the case may be; the authorisation shall be appended…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single section: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article R721-11

Any notification is deemed to be in order if it is made: 1° Either to the organisation for the defence and management of the geographical indication mentioned in article L. 721-4;2° Or to the authoris…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° ter : Lump-sum payments of compensatory allowance

Article 1133 ter

Subject to the application of the taxation provided for in article 1020 of this code, capital payments made pursuant to article 274, the second paragraph of article 276 and the articles, 278 and 279-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Issuance and management of electronic money

Article L753-11

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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