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Showing 47114720 of 23086 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 mars 2013 n° 12-10144

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-23

Employees belonging to the establishments mentioned in articles D. 3141-12 to D. 3141-15 are declared by the employer to the competent fund, unless they hold a fixed-term employment contract, conclude…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection II: Governance of the plan

Article A144-4

I. - For each member, the ratio referred to in article R. 144-26 depends on the period between the date on which the plan's annual accounts are closed and the date on which the member's rights are set…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1° ter: Rural regeneration zones. Rental housing acquired and improved with financial assistance from the Agence nationale de l'habitat (National Housing Agency)

Article 1383 E bis

…mises.The benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A

I. - Subject to the provisions of Article 1639 A bis, local authorities and competent bodies shall notify the tax departments, before 15 April each year, of decisions relating either to the rates or t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-8

…y put an end to any conflict of interest, within the meaning of paragraph 1 of article 2 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life, which may arise in the performance o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Scientific Council and expert committees

Article R1313-25

…tific committees provided for by Decree no. 98-695 of 30 July 1998, amended by Decree no. 99-242 of 26 March 1999, relating to the special status of the bodies of researchers at the French Food Safety…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union

Article R421-44

…annual residence permit bearing the words "ICT seconded employee" as provided for in article L. 421-26..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contentious appeals

Article R2122-32

The time limits set by articles R. 2122-26, R. 2122-28, R. 2122-29 and R. 2122-31 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Salary

Article D6325-18

The remuneration of the holder of a professionalisation contract aged at least 26, as provided for in article L. 6325-9, may not be less than 85% of the minimum remuneration provided for by the provis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 9

…sile relatif aux titres de séjour dont la demande s'effectue au moyen d'un téléservice Arrêté du 31 mars 2023 pris en application de l'article R. 431-2 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers e…

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