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Showing 85718580 of 31418 articles for Art. Cass. com. 20-5-2008 n° 07-18.397

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

Article L3321-1

…d social security contributions;5° bis Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R753-4

…312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 to R. 312-17n° 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-18, with the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

…121-3 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-4 Order no. 2016-800 of 16 June 2016 L. 1121-5 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-6 Law n° 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-7 Law no. 2019-180 of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-22

The trial period lengths set by articles L. 1221-19 and L. 1221-21 are mandatory, with the exception of :-shorter periods set by collective agreements concluded after the date of publication of the af…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R752-1

…m the decreeR. 312-1No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 October 2013R. 312-4-2n° 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016R. 312-4-3n° 2020-889 of 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R753-1

…m the decreeR. 312-1No. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018R. 312-1-2no. 2018-970 of 8 November 2018R. 312-4-1n° 2013-931 of 17 October 2013R. 312-4-2n° 2016-1811 of 22 December 2016R. 312-4-3n° 2020-889 of 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article R1613-1

…alary costs reimbursed pursuant to article L. 1613-5 include all remuneration defined by the décret n°85-730 du 17 juillet 1985 relatif à la rémunération des fonctionnaires de l'Etat et des fonctionna…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-21

If I of article L. 312-5 is implemented, any sums due to holders of dormant accounts, within the meaning of article L. 312-19, are deposited by the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution at the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-11

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance sends the interested party, for each fine, an extract from the enforcement order concerning him in the form of a notice inviting him…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Characteristics of residence permits

Article R431-1

The residence permit shall be drawn up in accordance with a model conforming to the model provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002 of 13 June 2002 laying down a uniform format for residenc…

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