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Showing 441450 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French General Tax CodeIn force
9° : Tax reduction for certain insurance premiums

Article 199 septies

…for the assessment of income in the various categories, are eligible for an income tax reduction of 25% up to an overall ceiling for annual payments equal to €1,525 plus €300 per dependent child:1° Pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-19

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 325-1, the resolution board may decide to withdraw all or part of the authorisation of a person subject to resolution proceedings, where appropriate a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Information in companies with fewer than three hundred employees

Article R2312-19

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, in undertakings with less than three hundred employees, the employer makes available to the Social and Economic Committee, with a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating conditions

Article A212-198

…d supervision of underwater diving under the technical and safety conditions defined in articles A. 322-71 et seq. of the French Sports Code"; -for the "underwater diving activities" option of the DE…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declaration

Article A212-193

In application of the provisions of articles R. 212-88 and R. 212-92, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to supervise,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-19

…g to the Minister responsible for Sport, the persons approved by the Agency mentioned in article L. 232-11 and the persons authorised to carry out investigations mentioned in article L. 232-18-1 may b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Establishment and liquidation of claims.

Article L3253-19

…p statements of claims under the following conditions: 1° For the claims referred to in Articles L. 3253-2 and L. 3253-4, within ten days of the judgment opening the proceedings; 2° For other claims t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-19

I.-The group solvency of the undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 is calculated on the basis of consolidated data. The group solvency is equal to the difference between t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Liquidation of the debtor's assets

Article L742-19

The liquidator shall report on his mission to the judge under conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Resignation to raise a child

Article R1225-19

Priority hiring proposals made by the employer in accordance with Article L. 1225-67 are sent to the employee by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Any refusal by the employee of these…

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