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Showing 22912300 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Respective rights and duties of management and staff under their authority

Article R8124-13

Employees may hold political office under the conditions guaranteed in particular by the Electoral Code and the General Code of Local Authorities, subject to the provisions of article R. 8124-15.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-10

The applicant is informed, in a language he or she understands or may reasonably be expected to understand, that he or she may be refused material reception conditions or that they may be terminated u…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-5

On pain of automatic inadmissibility, no challenge or incidental claim may, unless otherwise provided, be made after the orientation hearing provided for in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-6

…re, as defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. In 2002, the flat-rate compensation rate was set at 15.656%. From 2003, this rate is set at 15.482%.The flat-rate compensation rate of 15.482% is applic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R251

I. - With the exception of articles R. 15-29 to R. 15-33-23, R. 15-33-43 and R. 15-33-59, R. 48-1, the I of article R. 49-8-3, articles R. 49-8-5 to R. 49-19, R. 53-51 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-118

For the application of article L. 225-135-1, the General Meeting may provide that the number of shares may be increased within thirty days of the close of the subscription period by up to 15% of the i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Individual monitoring and additional examinations

Article R4412-51-1

…he biological limit values set by decree are carried out by the bodies mentioned in article R. 4724-15. If the limit values are exceeded, the occupational physician, if he considers that this is due t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-3

…or each region on the basis of the ratio between the amount of payment appropriations paid to it in 2007 and the total amount of payment appropriations paid by the State to all the regions in respect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-9

…the Groupement de Coopération Sanitaire is dissolved, subject to the provisions of Article L. 6147-15:1° By decision of the General Meeting ;2° By operation of law in the cases provided for in the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-17

Failure to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles D. 1271-13 to D. 1271-15 may result in suspension or withdrawal of authorisation by the Minister responsible for personal services.

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