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Showing 47814790 of 21674 articles for Art. Cass. com. 24 janvier 2024 n° 21-25416

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article L812-1

…d by credit institutions or by the institutions or services listed in article 8 of law no. 84-46 of 24 January 1984 relating to the activity and control of credit institutions, within the framework of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L775-3

…6 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-11 Ordinance no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-12-1 Order no. 2015-1024 of 20 August 2015 L. 511-12-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-13 Order no. 2015-558 of 21…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tariffs

Article 1001

…and of their staff and insurance of risks, by their nature, specifically agricultural or related ;A 24% for fire insurance taken out with departmental funds;A 30% for all other fire insurance ;However…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…to the conditions for carrying out the activity of portage salarial provided for in Article L. 1254-24 ; 11° Disregarding the obligation to set up and manage an activity account for each employee port…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5 : Provisions relating to the official statement of offence and the payment notice drawn up by a motorway operator's sworn toll official

Article A37-33

I.-On the reverse, entitled: "Information", appear, at the top of the document: 1° The reproduction, preceded by the mention: "The texts below are extracts, for their entirety, refer to the various co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°d: Buildings included in or erected near sites exposed to particular risks

Article 1383 G bis

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
01°: Energy savings

Article 1383-0 B bis

1. Communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by a deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°d: Buildings included in or erected near sites exposed to particular risks

Article 1383 G ter

Municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article D2123-25

Mayors, deputy mayors, deputy mayors in associated communes, deputy mayors in delegated communes, presidents and vice-presidents of urban communities, compulsorily affiliated to the scheme of the inst…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D742-12

…and column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 201…

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