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Showing 34913500 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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7226-14

…reau decides otherwise.The opinions adopted by the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council are officially published and sent to the President of the Executive Council and the P…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-15

…municipal council or the Paris council concerning the establishment, revision or amendment of the local urban development plan when the perimeter of the draft plan or the draft amendment or revision c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-15

When the closure of the local authority's accounts shows a deficit equal to or greater than 5% in the implementation of the budget, after verification of the accuracy of the revenue and expenditure en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Injunction and regularisation

Article R131-15

…r lack of sufficient funds shall send the account holder the injunction provided for in article L. 131-73 by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It specifies the number and amount of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training period.

Article R742-14

…y; 2° If he or she interrupts his or her traineeship for more than one year without a valid reason; 3° If he or she does not validate the additional traineeship provided for in Article R. 742-15-1. Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1463 A

…ion provided for in Article 44 sexdecies are exempt from business property tax for establishments located in an urban area to be boosted defined in II of the same Article 44 sexdecies that they have c…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Attachment of successively enforceable claims

Article R211-15

If there is no dispute, the sums due after the seizure are paid on presentation of the certificate provided for in article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-23-1

…ments required for payment.On receipt of these documents, the insurance company pays the guaranteed capital or annuity to the beneficiary of the life insurance policy within a period of not more than…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-15

…ts : 1° The period during which leave may be taken ; 2° The order of departures during this period; 3° The deadlines to be met by the employer if he intends to change the order and dates of departures…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Communication of the appeal and pleadings

Article R532-15

Communications with claimants are made by ordinary letter, with the exception of the notice of receipt provided for in article R. 532-9, the order closing the investigation provided for in article R.…

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