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Showing 43314340 of 23676 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 1re 20 septembre 2012 n° 11-13144

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 27: Construction products

Article R412-43

…6 and 7, paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 8, Article 9 and Articles 11 to 16 of Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2011, as amended, laying down harmonis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The company pension savings plan

Article D224-10

…ayment by a company into the collective company pension savings plan provided for in article L. 224-20 of this code benefit all holders who satisfy the seniority conditions, if any, provided for in th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition, organisation and operation

Article L7345-4

…lations Authority. The tax is allocated up to the ceiling set in I of Article 46 of the Finance Act 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 for 2012.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-19

Fees recalled in the cases mentioned in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-9

…h do not have a works council and which are not covered by a joint body mentioned in article L. 411-20, and as far as the individual employer is concerned, the benefit resulting from the employer's co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to credit institutions, investment firms, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article L785-3

…right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromArticleL. 613-20-1, with the exception of its Ia, II and IVOrder 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 613-20-3 Order no. 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21

In the case provided for in article R. 3332-20, where the employee savings plan has not been set up in application of an agreement with the personnel, the social and economic committee, where it exist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-2

…ns provided for in II, III and IV: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 131-1 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 131-1-1 Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3Act no. 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-2

…provided for in II, III and IV: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 131-1 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 131-1-1 Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3 Act no. 2…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Travel authorisations

Article L312-7

…ation is required for visa-exempt foreign nationals under the conditions set out in Regulation (EU) 2018/1240 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 September 2018 establishing a European…

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