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Showing 691700 of 44393 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-3-2020 n° 19-10.245

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-19

Fees recalled in the cases mentioned in…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation to inform air passengers of the identity of the air carrier.

Article R211-19

The rules relating to the obligation to inform air passengers of the identity of the air carrier outside the sale of tourist packages are set out in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-19

Open-ended employment contracts may include a trial period, the maximum duration of which is : 1° For manual and clerical workers, two months ; 2° for supervisors and technicians, three months; 3° for…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and authorisation

Article R2131-19

For each request for an opinion relating to a pregnancy in progress, the centre will keep the details of the medical file, the opinions, advice and conclusions of the centre and, where applicable, the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter

I a. Where the beneficiaries of the income from movable capital referred to in articles 108 to 119,238 septies Band 1678 bis are required, under the provisions of the tax legislation, to submit, for t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-19

Any sum paid by the association mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code in application of Articles L. 143-11-1 to L. 143-11-3 of the same code gives rise to a declaration to the tax author…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Group governance system.

Article L356-19

The participating and parent undertakings referred to respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 : 1° Set up a risk management system at group level. This system shall be appl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Breach of contract.

Article L6222-19

If the apprentice obtains the diploma or qualification being prepared for, the apprenticeship contract may be terminated, at the apprentice's initiative, before the term initially set, provided the em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules

Article R1132-19

If questioned in the course of disciplinary proceedings, the genetic counsellor is required, insofar as is compatible with respect for professional secrecy, to reveal facts of use to the investigation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1961 bis

Unless it takes the place of registration duties under article 664, the land registration tax is only refundable in the event of an error by the service responsible for land registration. Subject to t…

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