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Showing 49714980 of 23298 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 28-10-1975

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Management entrusted to a public institution in the absence of an agreement.

Article D5427-6

The bodies listed in Article D. 5427-4 are subject to audits by the Inspectorate General of Finances and by the accountants of the Directorate General of Public Finances. The latter will close the fun…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

I.-To ensure compliance with the national target for health insurance expenditure or the other targets mentioned in the Social Security Code, in the event of a revision of their amount, or in the even…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Title IV: The interprofessional ambulatory care company

Article R4041-3

The Articles of Association must contain the following information: 1° The surname, forename and domicile of each natural person who is a member of the company; 2° The form, object and name of the com…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L111-2

The provisions of Titles I, II, III and IV of this book may not be modified by agreement, except those which give the parties a simple option and which are contained in the last paragraph of I and II…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 octies

In accordance with articles L. 442-1and L. 443-10 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, the daily remuneration for services rendered and the allowances mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: General partnerships.

Article L221-7

The management report, the inventory and the annual accounts drawn up by the managers are submitted to the shareholders' meeting for approval, within six months of the end of the said financial year.T…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mission to encourage the development of legal supply and to monitor the lawful and unlawful use of works and objects protected by copyright or neighbouring rights on electronic communications networks

Article L331-17

As part of its mission to encourage the development of legal supply, whether commercial or non-commercial, and to observe the use, whether legal or illegal, of works and objects protected by copyright…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-1

In communes of 3,500 inhabitants or more, the summary data on the commune's financial situation, provided for in 1° of the third paragraph of article L. 2313-1, include the following ratios: 1° Real o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-20-3

The persons mentioned in 2° to 2°e and 3°a of Article L. 561-2 shall take measures to determine whether the beneficiaries of life insurance or capitalisation contracts and, where applicable, their ben…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to certain overseas collectivities

Article R3131-16

For the application of this chapter in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° Articles R. 3131-4 to R. 3131-9 do not apply ; 2° II of article R. 3131-10 is replaced by the following provisions: "II.-The ORSAN p…

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