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Showing 46714680 of 21140 articles for Art. Cass. com. 27 April 1993 · Cass. civ. 21 July 1937

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1456

…f association and operation are recognised as complying with the provisions of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of production cooperative companies. Excluded from the benefit of this exemp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Technical and accounting rules.

Article R441-7

…special technical provision, to which the assets mentioned in the last paragraph of Article R. 441-21 are allocated and from which the benefits paid are deducted, in the event that the deductions fro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction and referral to the criminal court

Article D45-2-1

In application of the last paragraph of Article 131-21 of the Criminal Code, where the Criminal Court or the Criminal Appeals Chamber may order the confiscation of property over which a person other t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…al deliberation by the Board, within the limit, if any, of an amount to be determined by the Board; 21° The appointment of statutory auditors; 22° The principles for the presentation of the cost accou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-6

…tions shall apply as from the deadline set pursuant to 3° of II of Article 15 of Order 2020-1636 of 21 December 2020 on the resolution regime in the banking sector for compliance with the minimum capi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Election campaign and voting operations

Article R4031-34

…lability of the voting system and the files provided for in the second paragraph of Article R. 4031-21. It is competent to take any information and safeguard measures, including the temporary or defin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…oyment contract of a domestic employee by a private individual;4° Redundancy covered by article L. 321-12 ;5° Resignation due to a change in the spouse's place of residence, resulting from a change in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 505

…ised to carry out voluntary sales of movable property by public auction pursuant to the Article L. 321-4 of the French Commercial Code.Authorisation to sell or contribute to a company a property, a bu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-47

…images other than those being recorded complies with the percentage stipulated in 1° of article R. 211-45; 4° The synopsis or a detailed presentation of the work or document; 5° Where applicable, a s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental councils.

Article L4123-10

If, through their own actions, the members of a departmental council make it impossible for the council to function, the director general of the regional health agency, acting on a proposal from the C…

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