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Showing 11011110 of 54357 articles for Art. Cass. com. 16 January 1996 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 2 July 2002 n° 00-18.243

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Powers of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-16

…s, the draft resolutions relating to the allocation of the appropriations referred to in article L. 2135-13 are sent to the employees' trade union organisations whose statutory purpose is of a nationa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Residence conditions for in-patient prisoners suffering from mental disorders

Article R3214-16

Articles R. 322-26 and R. 322-27 of the Penitentiary Code set out the provisions relating to the application of the prison disciplinary system in the specially adapted unit.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-16

Electrical equipment used for disconnection, protection against overcurrents and protection against electric shocks complies either with the approved French standards applicable to it, or with the tec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: The national member of Eurojust

Article 695-8-2

…feiting or falsification of means of payment ;h) Money laundering;i) Attacks on information systems;2° The elements of the case show the involvement of a criminal organisation;3° The elements of the c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIb: Cotisation foncière des entreprises: minimum levy

Article 1647 D

…R or revenue (in euros) AMOUNT OF THE BASIS minimum (in euros) Less than or equal to 10,000 Between 237 and 565 More than 10,000 and less than or equal to 32,600 Between 237 and 1,130 Greater than 32,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-16

…ral stillborn children of the same mother or children born alive and then deceased after childbirth;2° Of the mother and one or more of her stillborn children or children born alive and then deceased…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct

Article L341-16

…drawal may be exercised begins to run : 1° Either from the day on which the contract is concluded ; 2° Or from the day on which the person being canvassed receives the contractual terms and conditions…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-16

…quired for their application: a) Articles 87 A and 87-0 A of the General Tax Code ; b) Articles L. 922-2 , R. 243-2 , R. 243-13 , R. 243-14 and R. 312-4 of the Social Security Code ; c) Articles L. 12…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16

…nefiting from approval granted by the Minister for Culture under the conditions defined by articles 20-5 to 20-8 and 20-10 to 20-13 of decree no. 79-1037 of 3 December 1979 relating to the competence…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-16

Any patient or injured person who is admitted as an emergency and who refuses to remain in the establishment will sign a certificate expressly stating this refusal; failing this, a record of the refus…

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