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Showing 881890 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 General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 158

1. The net incomes of the various categories entering into the composition of the global net income are assessed according to the rules set out in articles 12 and 13 and under the conditions set out i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional committees.

Article R4643-23

…e for replacing the chairman if he is absent or unable to attend. Where the chairman belongs to the category of members appointed on the proposal of employers' professional organisations, the vice-cha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National Council.

Article R4322-23

…among its members the members who make up the restricted panel responsible for deliberating in the cases provided for in II of article L. 4322-10-1. This panel also includes the member of the Conseil…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: The procedure for judging the entire dispute

Article 1564

Where the application has been lodged at the registry of the judicial court, the notification referred to in the third paragraph of Article 1563 states that the opposing party must constitute a lawyer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Seasonal employees.

Article D4625-22

A pre-recruitment medical examination is compulsory for seasonal employees recruited for a period of at least forty-five days of actual work assigned to jobs presenting particular risks as mentioned i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-22

…work.The declaration shall be made by the owner of the work or, if different, its user.It shall indicate in particular:1° The name and address of the owner of the work and, where applicable, those of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R6156-22

…polling station records the total number of voters and determines the total number of votes validly cast and the number of votes obtained by each list. It also determines the electoral quotient by div…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-5

…l, the French spouse may renounce French nationality in accordance with the provisions of articles 26 et seq on condition that he has acquired the foreign nationality of his spouse and that the habitu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-10

…s.Cinemas classified as art et essai establishments are divided into two groups, comprising several categories, in consideration of their geographical location.The establishment is classified and the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-1

…to pursuant to Articles 2011 to 2030.The secured obligation may be present or future; in the latter case, it must be determinable.By way of derogation from the'article 2029, the death of the natural p…

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