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Showing 47114720 of 20728 articles for Art. Cass. com. 14 février 2007 n° 05-20312

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R775-6

…of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 518-0 and R. 518-0-1n° 2019-1197 of 20 November 2019R. 518-1No. 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 518-2no. 2013-56 of 16 Janu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

To benefit from partial payment of the early retirement allowance by the State, the employee must meet the following conditions: 1° The employee has personally signed up to the early retirement scheme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

…ural or legal persons producing or marketing veterinary medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5141-2 or providing services associated with these veterinary medicinal products, financial penalties…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R79

…d for in article 6 of decree no. 75-911 of 6 October 1975 relating to approved management centres ; 14° To State administrations, local authorities and their public establishments, as well as health,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…cle L. 1621-2 as well as the training costs of elected representatives mentioned in article L. 2123-14; 4° The remuneration of local authority employees, the related contributions and social security…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…hieved;13° The existence of the right of withdrawal provided for in Articles L. 221-18 et L. 221-20;14° The terms and conditions of termination of the contract;15° The possibility of recourse to the n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Authorities responsible for the conduct of criminal policy, public prosecutions and investigations

Article 11-2

…nd to secrecy, subject to the same penalties. The supporting fact provided for in 1° of Article 226-14 of the same Code is not applicable when the person mentioned in this same 1° has become aware of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pay slip

Article R3243-1

…II of Article LO 111-4 of the Social Security Code, applied to the remuneration referred to in 7° ; 14° The total amount paid by the employer, i.e. the sum of the remuneration referred to in 7° and th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Organisation and administration

Article R6133-26

…ing is located;3° The multiannual contract of objectives and resources provided for in article L. 6114-1 ;4° The provisional budget;5° Approval of the accounts for each financial year and the allocati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 279

…ns taken out by customers in order to receive the television services mentioned in article 2 of law n° 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication.b nonies. Admission fees for cu…

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