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Showing 45414550 of 23678 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 27 Apr. 2011 – no. 10-14.851

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 C

…business tax for 2009, multiplied by a coefficient of 0.84.V. - For the application, in respect of 2011, of Article 1636 B sexies, the reference rates relating to 2010 used to set the rates for busin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-4

…time or money benefit from the system provided for in articles L. 3332-11 to L. 3332-13 and L. 3332-27 of this code.The rights used in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in 1° and 2° of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article D2223-55-13

…omic Area for at least six months, or have carried it out for at least six months between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2012, are deemed to satisfy the diploma requirement mentioned in article L. 222…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article R1611-37

…icle 74 of Law 2014-873 of 4 August 2014 for real equality between women and men, and of the decree no. 2015-354 of 27 March 2015 relating to equal access for women and men to commissions and consulta…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-11

The agreements mentioned in article L. 122-10 may provide for flat-rate remuneration in the cases defined in 1° to 3° of Article L. 131-4.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Retention period

Article R2391-22

The amount of the retention may not exceed 10% of the initial amount plus, where applicable, the amount of any amendments to the contract during its performance.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

…18-1, 222-23 à 222-33-1, 223-1 à 223-10, 223-13, 224-1 à 224-5, 225-7 à 225-9, 225-12-1 à 225-12-4,227-1, 227-2, 227-15 to 227-27-1 of the Criminal Code, where the public prosecution has been initiate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-28

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L591-5

…Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Articles L. 552-6 and L. 552-7, the reference to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Consultative and other institutions

Article L783-6

Article L. 615-1 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended byOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013.

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