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Showing 88818890 of 26704 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 8 Oct. 2013 – no. 12-24.064

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-14

…s of the same nature provided for by contractual or conventional provisions in force on 7 January 1981 and intended to compensate for the loss of employment resulting from the accident at work or occu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article R228-14

For the application of article L. 228-6-3, the sale shall take place upon expiry of a period of one year after publication in accordance with the conditions and procedures set out in article R. 228-11…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-27

The statement of the victim or the victim's successors made pursuant to the provisions of Article 706-12 is communicated by the chief clerk or secretary-registrar of the court seised within fifteen da…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and organisation of the Referee Panel

Article R1455-2

The General Meeting of the industrial tribunal appoints each year, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 1423-3, L. 1423-5, R. 1423-11 and R. 1423-12, the employer industrial tribunal membe…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R814-99

The company is terminated in the cases provided for in Article 1844-7 of the Civil Code. The early dissolution provided for in 4° of this article is decided under the majority conditions required for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Economic aid (R)

Article R4253-4

…local structures of representative trade union organisations, pursuant to Article 10 of amended Law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B bis

…esearch organisations mentioned in A meet the definition given by European Commission Communication No. 2014/ C 198/01 on the framework for State aid for research, development and demonstration activi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 162

…ity companies, to members of limited liability agricultural holdings mentioned in 5° of the article 8, partners in general partnerships, general partners in limited partnerships, members of joint vent…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Temporary installations

Article L312-13

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the conditions for application of article L. 312-12.This decree specifies the deadlines for the safety commission to give its opinion and for the mayor to take his dec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-13

The maximum number of such authorisations is set, each year and for each category of applicants mentioned in articles L. 4221-9, L. 4221-11 and L. 4221-12, by order of the Minister for Health.

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