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Showing 52815290 of 24299 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 10 Feb. 2021 – no. 19-13.604

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Monitoring and administrative penalties

Article R1221-13

The penalty provided for in Article L. 1221-11 in the event of failure to comply with the obligation to make a declaration prior to recruitment is recovered in accordance with the procedures and under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Temporary or permanent closure.

Article R5125-30

In the event of the temporary or permanent closure of a pharmacy, pursuant to articles L. 4212-8, L. 4223-3, L. 5423-7 or L. 5424-19, the proprietor of the pharmacy shall hand over the prescription bo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 duodecies

…rst paragraph, this article is applicable to new investments brought into service until 31 December 2021, to renovation and refurbishment work on hotels, tourist residences and classified holiday vill…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article D4135-2

…xillo-facial surgery ; 8° Reconstructive plastic surgery ; 9° Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery ; 10° Vascular surgery ; 11° Visceral and digestive surgery ; 12° Gynaecology-obstetrics, or medical g…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…their mission or of injuries received in the same circumstances, cited to the order of the Nation ;10° Customs officers who died in the performance of their duties or injuries received in the same ci…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the provisions: 1° Regulation (EU) 2021/782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passengers' rights a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article R225-136

…ion auditors are appointed and carry out their duties under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-7. The provisions of article R. 22-10-8 are applicable in the case of contributions in kind.In th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Publication in the Bulletin officiel des annonces civiles et commerciales.

Article R123-162

The filing of the accounting documents provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 123-111, accompanied, where applicable, by a declaration of confidentiality or a declaration of simplified publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-364

In the event of an accident at work or occupational disease, the practitioner is entitled to leave for a maximum of two years, during which time he/she will receive the full emoluments provided for in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-21

…up level are specified in Articles 276 to 287 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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