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Showing 361370 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
Subsection 3: Extension and enlargement procedures.

Article L2261-26

…third parties. When the inter-professional minimum growth wage has increased at least twice in application of articles L. 3231-5, L. 3231-6 to L. 3231-9 or L. 3231-10 during the twelve months precedin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-26

In the absence of a declaration within the time limits provided for in Article L. 622-24, creditors shall not be admitted to distributions and dividends unless the official receiver relieves them of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 195

…d taxpayers who do not have any children in their exclusive, main or deemed equally shared parental care, is divided by 1.5 when these taxpayers:a. Live alone and have one or more children who have re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3115-26

…e port. When the ship is in the maritime part of the maritime and river regulation area, the ship's captain alerts the harbour master's office and the regional operational surveillance and rescue cent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Accounting and financial provisions

Article D1611-26

…fore reintegration into its accounts, the principal's accounting officer shall check the operations carried out by the agent in application of its obligations resulting from the decree no. 2012-1246 o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-26

…the information mentioned in Article R. 821-14-7 or paid the contributions due under Article L. 821-6-1, the High Council shall give formal notice to the interested party to comply with its obligation…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-26-1

…rôle prudentiel et de résolution a proposal similar to those mentioned in II or III of Article R. 356-26 with respect to a subsidiary having its head office in that Member State, the Autorité de contr…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 265 ter

1. The use for carburation, sale or offering for sale for carburation of products whose use and sale for this purpose have not been specially authorised by orders of the Minister for the Budget and th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Penalties.

Article L211-26

…e Criminal Code; 3° Suspension of the driving licence for a maximum of three years; this suspension may not be limited to driving outside the scope of professional activity; 4° Cancellation of the dri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Consent to the apprenticeship programme

Article R1161-26

A patient may or may not accept to take part in a learning programme defined in article L. 1161-5, which is proposed to him by the doctor prescribing the medicinal treatment. This acceptance must be g…

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