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Showing 91019110 of 27005 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 6 Dec. 1994

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Economic regime

Article 565

…o supply holders of the purchaser-reseller status provided for in the twelfth paragraph of article 568 are not required to establish themselves as suppliers in order to introduce, wholesale and, where…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R121-34

…e ministers represented on the Board of Directors.Decisions on the matters listed in 3°, 4°, 5° and 6° of article R. 121-33 become enforceable by operation of law fifteen days after they are received…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R532-3

…nt himself with the documents in the case file and after the case has been examined by a rapporteur;6° Rule on appeals that no longer present any issues to be judged other than the conviction provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VI: Judicial restraint

Article 754

…e enforcement judge to issue a judicial restraint order under the conditions set out in Article 712-6. To this end, this magistrate may issue the warrants provided for in article 712-17. The decision…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-4

…3314-10 are excluded from the basis of assessment for the contributions defined in articles L. 131-6 and L. 242-1 of the Social Security Code and articles L. 731-14, L. 731-15 and L. 741-10 of the Ru…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Customer due diligence and liability.

Article L4231-1

…the employees, under conditions that comply with the standards adopted pursuant to article L. 4111-6 of this code or, where applicable, article L. 716-1 of the rural and maritime fishing code. This a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-10

In compliance with the general tasks set out in Article L. 4622-2, the obligation to provide the core set of services set out in Article L. 4622-9-1, the guidelines of the national policy on the prote…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L934-1

…é de la concurrence" are replaced by the words: "of the competent administration of New Caledonia"; 6° In the twelfth paragraph, the words: "and at the latest from the notification of grievances provi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160

…ept pursuant to article L. 225-211 to record transactions carried out pursuant to articles L. 22-10-62 and L. 225-209-2 separately indicates purchase transactions and sale transactions.For each of the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions specific to specialised financing bodies

Article D214-240-5

…for collective decision-making, including those allowing amendment of the Articles of Association; 6° The procedures for transferring members' or shareholders' shares; 7° Where applicable, the use of…

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