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Showing 23212330 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Change of use.

Article R4623-12

The procedure provided for in Article R. 4623-5 also applies: 1° In autonomous occupational health and prevention services, in the event of a change of sector or company in the group monitored by an o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R*322-153

Each survivorship association must be wound up within one year of its expiry. Associations in the event of death must be wound up at the end of each year.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-12

…ed representatives to this contribution, which must correspond to the guidelines determined in application of the previous paragraph. The resolution may limit this contribution to a maximum amount per…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxes levied for the benefit of the Ile-de-France region

Article 1599 quater D

…Ile-de-France regional council and notified to the tax authorities. The proceeds of the tax are allocated to the investment section of the Ile-de-France regional budget, with a view to financing inves…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-15

…of the territorial collectivity of French Guyana provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 71-111-14 include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/population;2° Proceeds from d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D72-101-15

…on of the territorial collectivity of Martinique provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 72-101-14 include the following ratios:1° Actual operating expenditure/population;2° Direct tax reve…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Communication media and exchanges of information

Article R2332-12

In cases where electronic transmission is an option given to candidates or tenderers and in those where it is compulsory, the purchaser shall ensure the confidentiality and security of transactions, i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 422-12

…d or produced:1° At least one feature-length cinematographic work that has been approved for theatrical release and selected at a festival;2° At least one short-length cinematographic work that has be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-125

The certificate accompanying medicated feedingstuffs manufactured in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area when they are imported correspon…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-12

…L. 1121-1, the dossier submitted to the Committee for the Protection of Individuals and, where applicable, to the competent authority, shall determine whether it is necessary for the person not to be…

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