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Showing 27312740 of 47269 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 7 February 1986 · Cass. 1re civ. 4 March 1986 · Cass. com. 8 March 2017 n° 15-21.155 · Cass. 3e civ. 27 June 2001 · Cass. 1re civ. 27 November 2019 n° 18-18.402

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-15

The sub-committee on employment, vocational guidance and training referred to in 4° of article R. 2272-10 is composed as follows:1° The Minister for Employment or his representative, Chairman ;2° The…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518 ter

…the interval between two updates provided for in III, the rates defined in 2 of B of II of Article 1498 are updated by the tax authorities on the basis of changes in rents recorded in the declarations…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18-1

…the fact that the existence of related parties may lead to material misstatements in the accounts. 04. The purpose of this standard is to define the audit procedures that the statutory auditor perform…

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

Article L232-18-6

…y person summoned or heard, including during the explanations provided for in 3° of article L. 232-18-4, has the right to be assisted by counsel of his choice.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

…numents, or having received the label issued by the Fondation du patrimoine pursuant to article L. 143-2 of the French Heritage Code, is subject to the owner's undertaking to retain ownership of these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-8

Persons who are not affiliated to a social security scheme or who are beneficiaries of such a scheme may be asked to take part in clinical investigations which do not involve any risk or constraint. B…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-15

…ed in 3° of article L. 5151-9, with the exception of the thematic civic reservists mentioned in 3°, 4°, 8° and 11° of article D. 5151-14, declare to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, by 30 June…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals provided for in Article L. 464-8.

Article R464-15-1

Where the appellant is unrepresented, he shall without delay inform the court registry, the parties before the appeal court and the minister responsible for the economy, where he is not a party to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-156-2

…single counterparty resulting from forward financial instrument contracts mentioned in article R. 214-156-1 must not exceed 10% of its net assets. III - The use of financial futures by a société civil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Deduction of certain social security contributions and group insurance premiums

Article 154 bis

…including contributions paid in exercise of the buy-back options provided for in Articles L. 351-14-1, L. 643-2, L. 652-7 et L. 663-3 of the Social Security Code, invalidity, death, sickness and mat…

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