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Showing 30813090 of 19635 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re – 23 Mar. 2011 – no. 09-66512

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Career development advice

Article L6111-6

…le.It assists employees with their professional transition projects as provided for in Article L. 6323-17-1.The professional development advice service is defined by a set of specifications drawn up b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to eligible compensation

Article D533-13

…he legal entities administering an occupational pension institution mentioned in article 8 of order no. 2006-344 of 23 March 2006 relating to supplementary occupational pensions;g) Persons whose princ…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60

…menting regulations ; 3° Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article D331-5

…R. * 421-19 et R. * 421-23 du code de l'urbanisme.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-1

…ents. It also takes into account the annual testing programme provided for in 1° of I of article L. 232-5. The target groups include at least national and international level athletes and their suppor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Merger

Article R236-14

…the securities at the request of the bondholders provided for in the first paragraph of Articles L. 236-14 and L. 236-23 is brought to the attention of the bondholders in accordance with the procedure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: General provisions relating to elections to the disciplinary boards of New Caledonia and French Polynesia

Article D4443-20

…Order;3° Have submitted an application in accordance with the conditions set out in article D. 4443-23 ;4° Not be a member of the body of the ordre des pharmaciens of New Caledonia or French Polynesia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: National cosmetovigilance system

Article R5131-9

The responsible person as determined in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 concerning cosmetic products and distributors of cos…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° quater : Tax reduction for interest on deferred payment granted when a farm is transferred

Article 199 vicies A

1. Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from a reduction in income tax on the interest received in respect of the deferred payment they grant to far…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements.

Article R712-10

The supervisory authority may introduce enhanced supervision or suspend the governing bodies of a chamber of commerce and industry, after first requesting the establishment to take the necessary corre…

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