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Showing 25112520 of 19482 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 23 Sept. 2008 – no. 07-13.338

French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Production

Article 314

Ministerial decrees determine the date and procedures for affixing meters approved by the administration (1) to distillation equipment used by professional distillers, by bouilleurs de cru or on their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R824-16

The person being prosecuted is summoned to appear before the panel no less than one month before the date of the meeting. The president of the regional compagnie des commissaires aux comptes to which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours and rest periods

Article R7124-30

During school holidays, the employment of a child aged between six and sixteen in a modelling activity and prior selection with a view to carrying out this activity may only be authorised during half…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operations

Article L513-6

…has granted by benefiting from the provisions of articles L. 211-38 to L. 211-40 or articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, whether or not these receivables are professional in nature, provided that they com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-15

…3111-2; 3° The percentage of women among all members of the management bodies defined in Article L. 23-12-1 of the French Commercial Code, including self-employed persons; 4° The percentage of men amo…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-5

…es the implementation of programming commitments made in application of 1° and 2° of article L. 212-23.He may obtain any additional information he deems useful. As part of this review, it makes observ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Internal model

Article R352-24

…from the requirements applicable to the internal model referred to in Articles R. 352-18 to R. 352-23. The detailed rules for the application of this Article are set out in Article 247 of Commission…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: RESEARCH AND MONITORING

Article R511-4

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the inte…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article R450-2-4

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the inte…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Funeral home, mortuary and crematorium (R)

Article R2223-89-1

…dies, companies or associations and their establishments authorised in accordance with article L. 2223-23, authorised by any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral, have access, under the c…

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