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Showing 41514160 of 21704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 11 Mar. 2008 – no. 07-10.590

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract

Article R5142-5

…insurance allowance and determining the contributions provided for in articles L. 5422-9 to L. 5422-11, remuneration is calculated in accordance with the procedures set out in article R. 5142-3.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 B

…raph is reduced by applying a rate corresponding to the difference between the total amount paid in 2008 in respect of all the compensation referred to in I to X of Article 48 of Finance Act no. 2008-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-21

…ing balance sheet account balances. > The statutory auditor shall perform the following procedures. 11. When these procedures do not enable the statutory auditor to obtain the sufficient and appropria…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Preliminary title

Article D1-1

The terms of application of II to IV of Article 28 of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 on the Human Rights Defender are specified by this article. I.-The proposal for a settlement made by the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-22

The provisions of article 11 of the Code of Criminal Procedure or those relating to professional secrecy do not prevent the disclosure of information by authorised agents, with a view to preventing a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE

Article L5111-8

…rt shall be subject to the training obligations under the conditions provided for in Article L. 542-11 of the General Civil Service Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Control of conditions of access to and exercise of distribution activities

Article R514-4

…t, includes as an appendix the results of the skills assessment referred to in II of article R. 512-11. It is returned to its holder as soon as possible.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article R121-5

…e Minister for the Economy.It may be referred to by the acronym "MdP".Its head office is located at 11, quai de Conti, Paris.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article L224-3

…s drawn up. These statutory auditors are subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3. The report is made available to the shareholders. The partners decide on the valuation of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16-2

…vious paragraph, the additional penalty of a one-year stadium ban as provided for in article L. 332-11 must be imposed, unless a specially reasoned decision is taken to the contrary.

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