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Showing 23412350 of 51113 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 October 2006 · Cass. com. 23 October 2012 n° 11-24.033 · Cass. com. 15 September 2015 n° 14-17.964 · CA Versailles 6 June 1997

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with the obligation

Article D8254-14

…ticle L. 8254-1, it is determined and collected in accordance with the provisions of Articles R. 8253-1, R. 8253-7, R. 8253-8, R. 8253-11, R. 8253-13 and R. 8253-14.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 B

Article 1465 also applies for transactions carried out from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2023 in investment aid zones for small and medium-sized enterprises and within the limits provided for by A…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-15

…appointed, shall keep the mandataire judiciaire informed of the claims mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17 of which he has become aware under the conditions provided for in IV of the same article. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration of hazardous mixtures

Article R1342-15

The declaration provided for in Article R. 1342-13 includes the following information:1° The existing name or names of the mixture in question ;2° The qualitative and quantitative composition of the m…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Budgetary and accounting arrangements for the High Council

Article R821-14-19

The High Council is subject to the provisions of ordonnance no. 2015-899 of 23 July 2015 relating to public contracts.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Cinerary sites

Article R2223-23-1

If the cemetery site is moved, the plot holders are entitled to obtain a plot with identical characteristics in the new cemetery site.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Tax on offshore wind turbines

Article 1519 C

With the exception of the levy mentioned in XIX of article 1647 made for the benefit of the State, the product of the tax on electricity production installations using mechanical wind energy at sea me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Other provisions.

Article R662-15

…by Book VI of the legislative part of this code has been entrusted, drawn up pursuant to Article L. 662-6, mentions, for each of the debtors concerned, its turnover and the number of its employees as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-15

…es to follow the training leading to the issue of an operating licence as referred to in article L. 3332-1-1.In the light of local circumstances, the representative of the State in the département may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23-1

Medical devices and active implantable medical devices manufactured from non-viable tissues of animal origin or non-viable products derived from tissues of animal origin, falling within the scope defi…

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