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Showing 271280 of 36024 articles for Art. Cass. com. 23 September 1982 · Cass. 3e civ. 6 December 2005 · CA Paris 22 November 2007 · Cass. com. 15 January 2002 · Cass. 1re civ. 13 December 2005

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Enforcement of European protection orders in the Member States of the European Union pursuant to Directive 2011/99/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on the European protection order

Article 696-90

A European protection order may be issued by the competent authority of a Member State, called the issuing State, for the purpose of extending to the territory of another Member State, called the exec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary employment agencies.

Article L6325-23

Temporary employment agencies may conclude fixed-term professionalisation contracts in application of article L. 1242-3. The professional activities related to the courses received are then carried ou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 15: Other control systems

Article R4451-135

The employer shall make available to the radiation protection inspectors referred to in Article L. 1333-29 of the Public Health Code, to the agents referred to in Article L. 1333-30 of the same Code a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Applications for a stay of execution.

Article R464-23

…ulars prescribed for bailiff's documents, a statement of the pleas relied on in support of the application for a stay. Under the same penalty, it shall specify the date on which the appeal against the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-23

…nt company intends to amend any of the disclosures referred to in II ofArticle D. 532-20 or, as the case may be, provided for inArticle L. 532-23, it shall inform the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Article R7343-22

Applications from the organisations referred to in Article L. 7343-2 shall be submitted electronically. An organisation that applies in two sectors of activity submits two separate applications. In ea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-23

…are affiliated to the general social security scheme. Pursuant toarticle 1 of decree no. 70-1277 of 23 December 1970 creating a supplementary social security pension scheme for non-tenured State and l…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6°: Basis of assessment and settlement

Article 1563

Gambling house tax is calculated on gross receipts, including all duties and taxes, as for turnover taxes. These revenues are rounded to the nearest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is count…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section Va: Annual contribution on rental income

Article 234 nonies

I.-An annual contribution is introduced on income from the rental of premises located in buildings that have been completed for at least fifteen years on 1 January of the tax year, paid by the lessors…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory licences in the interests of public health

Article R613-23

In the event that the time limits set out in articles R. 613-14, R. 613-15 and R. 613-19 (paragraph 2) are not complied with, the commission shall disregard them without any reminder or formal notice.

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