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Showing 27112720 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and principals

Article R1263-17

If the employer does not effectively regularise the situation, the project owner or the principal, if he does not terminate the service provision contract, is jointly and severally liable with the emp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-17

In the event of an appeal to the Court of Cassation against a decision which has found an employer guilty of dismissal without real and serious cause pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1235-3, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-17

I. - In the cases provided for in Articles L. 612-39 and L. 612-40 where, on a proposal from the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, the European Central Bank has ordered the total withd…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Infringements relating to other documents

Article 1729 B

…od a document that must be submitted to the tax authorities, other than those mentioned in articles 1728 and 1729, will result in a fine of €150.The fine is increased to €1,500 in the case of the decl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-165

…pany or organisation exploiting a medicinal product or a product referred to in Article R. 5121-150 may not communicate information relating to pharmacovigilance to the general public about this medic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6221-16

…ver one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall have the casting vote. Votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot. However, the Territorial Coun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6252-16

…ional agreements relating to both areas of competence of the State and areas of competence of the local authority are, in cases where the first paragraph of Article LO 6251-15, negotiated and signed b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article LO6321-16

…ver one-sixth of the members present so request. In the event of a tie, the chairman shall have the casting vote. Votes on appointments are always taken by secret ballot. However, the Territorial Coun…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Powers of the President of the Territorial Council

Article LO6352-16

…rnational agreements relating both to areas of State competence and to areas of competence of the local authority are, in cases where the first paragraph of Article LO 6351-15, negotiated and signed b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Approval and exclusion.

Article L125-16

Subject to the share valuation procedure provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 125-17, any member of a collective shop may refer any decision taken pursuant to articles L. 125-12, L. 125-…

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