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Showing 11111120 of 25706 articles for Art. Cass. com. 17 December 1991 · Cass. com. 12 November 1992 · Cass. 3e civ. 24 November 1987

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Administrative levy

Article R512-24-1

…the authorised agents may order, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 512-16, of goods in order to subject them to the controls provided for in article L. 511-14. The samp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1-2

…rs devolved to the president of the regional council in police matters by virtue of article L. 4433-24-1-1..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposal for redeployment leave

Article R1233-17

…conditions of implementation of the redeployment leave at the meetings provided for in articles L. 1233-8, in the event of redundancies of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period, a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

…emnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 modifiée relative au règlement de l'indemnisation des rapatriés, une créance sur l'Etat, les dr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Model agency authorisation and operating conditions

Article R7124-17

The special register is made available to the Labour Inspectorate and to the child's legal representatives in the event of selection or employment. The child's legal representatives countersign it at…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents

Article R614-17

…ing fee and, where applicable, the fee for drawing up the search report provided for in article R. 612-5. In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 614-6, the royalty provided for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVII: Tax credit for organic farming

Article 244 quater L

…farming, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Develo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-2

The department's representatives are elected by the departmental council from among its members within four months of its renewal. Lists of candidates must be composed alternately of one candidate of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-21

…entered into for that purpose, acquire control of a company or issuer referred to in Article L. 214-24-23;2° AIFs or their management companies cooperating with one or more other AIFs or their managem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Out-of-court settlement procedure.

Article R1142-17

…not sent him an offer of compensation within the four-month period provided for in Article L. 1142-17. In addition to its opinion and the expert report, the Commission sends the insurer or the Office…

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