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Showing 68016810 of 24207 articles for Art. Cass. com. 29-11-2023 n° 22-12.865

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D5151-13

When, in application of article L. 5151-11, several legal entities finance the rights mobilised in respect of civic commitment, they pay their financing to the body that provides the coverage in order…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Promissory notes.

Article L512-3

The provisions of articles L. 511-2 to L. 511-5, L. 511-8 to L. 511-14, L. 511-18, L. 511-22 to L. 511-47, L. 511-49 to L. 511-55, L. 511-62 to L. 511-65, L. 511-67 to L. 511-71, L. 511-75 to L. 511-8…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I ter: Determining the cost price of land or property developments

Article 302 septies B

I. - For tax purposes, the following constitute an element of the cost price of the land on which the building is erected:a. the fee paid, in respect of a given building, under the articles L 520-1 to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and operation (R)

Article R1425-4

The election of the department's representatives to the commission and the elections provided for by the decree no. 96-1005 of 22 November 1996 relating to the installation of the first boards of dire…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Lead and its compounds

Article R4412-160

Reinforced individual monitoring of workers is provided under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28: 1° Either if exposure to a concentration of lead in the air is greater than…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L3332-1

…rçue en outre-mer;6° L'octroi de mer perçu par le département de la Guyane en application de la loi n° 2004-639 du 2 juillet 2004 relative à l'octroi de mer;7° Dans les conditions précisées par les ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-166-1

The authorisation provided for in Article L. 123-11-3 is issued by the prefect of the département in which the registered office of the domiciliation company is located. In Paris, this approval is iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-5

Repeated offences under articles R. 1337-3 and R. 1337-4 are punishable in accordance with the provisions of articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-15

For an application to renew the registration before expiry of the time limits mentioned in articles R. 521-11 and R. 521-12, article R. 521-14 does not apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-17

A copy of the orders made by the president of the commercial court pursuant to articles R. 722-8 and R. 722-11 to R. 722-16 is sent to the heads of the court of appeal.

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