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Showing 971980 of 62496 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 1983 · Cass. 3e civ. 2 October 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 3 May 2006

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-19

The sampling and counter-analysis procedures are defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 quater

For the allowances and pensions mentioned in 1 and 5 of Article 12 of Decision of the European Parliament 2005/684/EC of 28 September 2005 adopting the Statute for Members of the European Parliament s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 193 ter

In the absence of specific provisions, children or dependants are taken to mean those for whose maintenance the taxpayer assumes sole or main responsibility, notwithstanding the payment or receipt of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 197 C

The tax for which the taxpayer is liable in France on income other than salaries and wages exempt under the provisions of I and II of Article 81 A and article 81 Dand other than income subject to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Authorities whose purpose is to combat excessive prices for essential foodstuffs

Article L2221-19

…r of the régie are performed by the municipal collector or by a special accountant appointed by the mayor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-19

The establishment, abolition and changes to the dates and locations of livestock markets, as well as any changes to their operation, are authorised by deliberation of the town council.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-19

…g magistrate shall order the case to be referred to the competent police court pursuant to article 522.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-19

…the disciplines for which they have been delegated, the sports federations mentioned in article L. 131-16 issue the technical and safety rules applicable to the events and practice sites mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to employee participation in general meetings or section or branch meetings

Article L2363-19

…pent in meetings by employees attending the meetings mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 2363-18 is considered as working time and paid at the normal rate.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Operation.

Article L2353-19

If the management decides not to follow the opinion expressed by the European Company Committee, the latter is automatically reconvened, at the request of the manager, to try to reach an agreement.

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