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Showing 59815990 of 33891 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 8-6-2017 n° 16-24.045

French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Members of ship and racehorse or stallion co-ownerships

Article 61 A

Les résultats à déclarer par les copropriétés mentionnées aux articles 8 quater and 8 quinquies are determined under the conditions laid down for sole traders subject to the actual profit system, befo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for credit institutions and investment firms

Article L613-31-8

Where a credit institution, an investment firm or a person referred to in 3° to 6° of I of Article L. 613-34 disposes of for valuable consideration by means of a transaction entered into after the ado…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1a: National health identifier

Article R1111-8-2

The national health identifier is used to reference the health data and administrative data of any person receiving or due to receive a diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive, pain-relieving, disability-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-6

When the Prefect decides to oppose the hiring of apprentices, in application of article L. 6225-1 or article R. 6223-16, the employer may ask him to put an end to this opposition. He shall attach to h…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of the file

Article L751-6

An order of the minister responsible for the economy, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés and the comité consultatif du secteur financier, sets ou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Rural solidarity grant.

Article R2334-6

For the application of article L. 2334-20, the data to be taken into account is assessed at 1 January of the year preceding the financial year for which the allocation is made, with the exception of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 6

Heading 6 - Social and miscellaneous assistance61. Social assistance expenditure 611. Direct assistance 6111. Legal aid 1. Where applicable (1), decision specifying the terms and conditions of payment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of work and personal protection equipment.

Article R4535-6

When using work equipment and personal protective equipment, self-employed workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site are subject to the following provisions: 1° Ge…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Request for rectification, deletion or restriction of the obligation to submit data

Article R53-8-27

The competent public prosecutor, pursuant to the provisions of Article 706-53-10, to order, at the request of the person concerned, the rectification or deletion of the information contained in the fi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-8

When the foreign liquidator or any person exercising a function similar to that of the mandataire judiciaire, the administrateur judiciaire or the liquidator has ceased his functions or in the case me…

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