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Showing 48114820 of 37028 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 13 May 1970

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XI: Taxes levied for the benefit of associations of communes and mixed associations

Article 1609 quater

The committee of a syndicat de communes may decide, under the conditions provided for in article L. 5212-20 du code général des collectivités territoriales, to levy the taxes mentioned in 1° to 4° of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article D1441-24-3

…) For a candidate appointed as an employee representative, for the data mentioned in 1°, 2°, 9° and 13° of I of Article D. 1441-22-4 ; 2° Until all avenues of appeal have been exhausted: a) In the cas…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-5

…ballot and to the conduct of the voting operations, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6213-1, the following articles of the Electoral Code:1° Article R. 40 relating to the allocation of vo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-5

…the ballot and to the conduct of voting operations, under the conditions laid down in Article D. 6313-1, the following articles of the Electoral Code:1° Article R. 40 relating to the allocation of vo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1773

This stipulation applies only to ordinary fortuitous events, such as hail, fire from the sky, frost or blight. It does not apply to extraordinary fortuitous events, such as the ravages of war, or a fl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Special conditions for the "pneumology" option

Article D6124-177-39

The coordinating doctor specialises in : either in respirology; - or in physical medicine and rehabilitation, in which case he or she must have training or proven experience in respirology; - or in ge…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R351-8

…its 1°, R. 314-6 to R. 314-9 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 314-10 to R. 314-13 Resulting from Decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 R. 314-19 Resulting from Decree no. 2018-229 o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions of eligibility for family reunification

Article R434-5

…characteristics of decent housing taken for the application of article 187 of law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000 relating to solidarity and urban renewal.The zones A bis, A, B1, B2 and C mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-2

…shment to include such operations, without first making the declaration provided for in Article L. 5131-2 to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Ag…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 duodecies

…nsation referred to in articles L. 1235-1, L. 1235-2, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 to L. 1235-13, 7° of Article L. 1237-18-2 and 5° of Article L. 1237-19-1 of the French Labour Code as well as t…

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