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Showing 131140 of 27870 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 16-10-2013 n° 12-19.352

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special conditions for children with serious burns

Article D6124-161

The doctor responsible for the continuity of care mentioned in article D. 6124-156 must have experience in paediatric intensive care. The nursing staff mentioned in article D. 6124-158 must include at…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Minimum flat-rate assessment of taxable income based on certain lifestyle factors

Article 168

1. In the event of a marked disproportion between a taxpayer's lifestyle and his or her income, the income tax base is increased to a lump sum determined by applying the following scale to certain ele…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Overseas departments

Article 1649

A decree in the Council of State sets the date and conditions under which the provisions relating to property tax on built-up properties, property tax on non-built-up properties and council tax on sec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 10: Payment of the tax

Article 1635 quater T

The development tax and, where applicable, its instalments are paid to the beneficiary local authorities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation in accordance with procedures specifi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10°: Autonomous ports

Article 1044 A

The handover of goods to autonomous seaports, defined in

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment of social security contributions

Article 122-12

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will ensure that the beneficiaries of financial aid comply with their obligations towards the bodies responsible for collecting the social security c…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Advisory Council (R).

Article R2113-16

In the associated communes mentioned in article L. 2113-17 as it stood prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales et dans les communes déléguées menti…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

1. The withholding tax provided for in 1° of 2 of Article 204 A is made by the debtor upon payment of the sums and benefits referred to in Article 204 F.Where the debtor of the withholding tax is not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 12: Employee representative in a chamber of agriculture.

Article L2412-12

When an employee representing a chamber of agriculture has a fixed-term employment contract, he or she benefits from the guarantees and protection provided for inarticle L. 515-4 of the French Rural a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee representative in the event of safeguarding, reorganisation or judicial liquidation of companies.

Article L2411-16

Article L. 662-4 of the French Commercial Code sets out the procedure for authorising the dismissal of an employee representative in the event of safeguarding, receivership or compulsory liquidation,…

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