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Showing 19111920 of 28681 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10-9-2020 n° 19-20.856

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article D1237-10

The validation decision of the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment provided for in article L. 1237-19-4 is sent within the time limit mentioned in the same…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 decies G bis

I. - A. - Taxpayers domiciled in France, within the meaning of Article 4 B, may benefit from a reduction in income tax in respect of expenses actually incurred for the work mentioned in II of this art…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910-1

Donations granted directly or indirectly to religious associations within the meaning of articles 18 and 19 of the Law of 9 December 1905 on the separation of the Churches and the State, to congregati…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subtitle I: Proceedings before the panel.

Article 955

If a judgment is upheld, the court may rule by adopting its reasons or by its own reasons. In the latter case, it is deemed to have adopted the grounds of the judgment which are not contrary to its ow…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subtitle II: Powers of the First President.

Article 956

In all cases of urgency, the first president may order in summary proceedings, in the event of an appeal, all measures that do not come up against any serious challenge or that are justified by the ex…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Sociétés coopératives ouvrières de production, agricultural cooperatives.

Article R3323-10

Under the terms of a profit-sharing agreement, the portion of net management surpluses distributed among employees in application of article 33° of the aforementioned law of 19 July 1978 may be alloca…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The form of gifts inter vivos.

Article 951

The donor may stipulate the right of return of the donated objects either for the case of the predecease of the donee alone, or for the case of the predecease of the donee and his descendants. This ri…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

The Board of Directors, through its deliberations, regulates the affairs of the Centre de ressources, d'expertise et de performance sportive.Its deliberations relate in particular to:1° The establishm…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…uction provided for in I is that paid in respect of loans taken out from the publication of the loi n° 2003-721 du 1er août 2003 pour l'initiative économique. The annual limit is €20,000 for single, w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1321-10

I.-Before the holder of the authorisation referred to in article R. 1321-8 puts its installations into service, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will, at the expense of the holder of…

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