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Showing 17211730 of 33529 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18-5-2017 n° 15-28.683

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 19: Display and information.

Article R4534-154

On work sites where the duration of the work exceeds one week, the employer shall give notice of the address or telephone number of the emergency service to contact in the event of an accident.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: State financial assistance

Article D1143-15

If the company fails to comply with the contract for mixed employment and professional equality between men and women, the State aid will be repaid.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-9

Any breach of the provisions of article L. 224-25-28 relating to the suspension of the guarantee period is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 bis

In the interval between two updates provided for by article 1518, property rental values, with the exception of those of properties assessed under the conditions provided for in article 1498, are incr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VD

I. - The gross capital loss realised on the property or rights designated in articles 150 U to 150 UC is not taken into account.II. - In the event of the sale of a property acquired by successive frac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R2192-15

When the request for payment is sent electronically pursuant to Articles L. 2192-1 to L. 2192-3, the date of receipt of the request for payment by the contracting authority corresponds to :1° Where in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-156

The liquidation of repossession by separate deed (number 157 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of the following fees:1° An emolument proportional to the sums paid or guaranteed, according to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-15

In a société d'exercice libéral set up to practise one of the professions to which this section applies, the direct or indirect holding of shares representing all or part of the share capital not held…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-15

If the Chairman is absent or unable to attend, the Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration is chaired by the Vice-Chairman representing the ministers responsible for im…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Discharge of liabilities.

Article R643-15

For the purposes of this section, in the event of the return to the liquidator of a letter of notification which could not be delivered to its addressee, the liquidator shall proceed by way of service…

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