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Showing 57515760 of 49490 articles for Art. Cass. Civ. 2-2-2000 n° 98-15.675

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R3424-2

For the application of article R. 3332-29 in Mayotte, the words: "within the meaning of 2° and 3° of article L. 341-4 of the Social Security Code " are replaced by the words: "within the meaning of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of the inspection and inspection officials

Article R6361-2

The enforcement officers mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 6361-5 are commissioned by : 1° The regional prefect when they operate within the boundaries of a region; 2° The minister respon…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 undecies

I. - Companies subject to corporation tax may benefit from a tax reduction equal to 25% of the amount of sums paid in respect of cash subscriptions made between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2024 to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of municipal mandates

Article L2123-2

I.-Independently of the leave of absence from which they benefit under the conditions set out in article L. 2123-1, mayors, deputy mayors and municipal councillors are entitled to a credit of hours en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-20

A.-The report provided for in Article L. 4425-5, presented by the President of the Executive Council of Corsica to the Assembly of Corsica, includes the following information on budgetary matters: 1°…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information.

Article 2 bis

Without prejudice to specific derogation provisions, this Code shall not apply to: 1. The entry of Community goods into the customs territory; 2. The exit of Community goods from the customs territory…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to sub-contracts

Article L2393-2

The provisions of section 1 apply to all sub-contracts. The provisions of section 2 apply to sub-contracts which have the nature of sub-contracts. The provisions of section 3 apply to sub-contracts th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Signing the contract

Article R2382-2

Compliance with the time limit referred to in Article R. 2182-1 is not required: 1° Where the contract is awarded solely to the operator who took part in the consultation; 2° For the award of subseque…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII: Conditions of application in Overseas France of Book V relating to service providers

Article R771-2

For the application of this Title in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, financial institution, branch, banking department and credit instituti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Sworn private security guards

Article 29-1

The private guards mentioned in Article 29 are commissioned by the owner or any other holder of rights over the property they are responsible for guarding. They must be approved by the prefect of the…

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