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Showing 10711080 of 52080 articles for Art. Cass. com. 3 mai 2018 n° 16-23817

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article D47-16

During the investigation, the guardian or curator may only obtain a copy of the case file through the intermediary of the lawyer of the person under investigation or assisted witness, in accordance wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AD

…C mentioned in C of the same II, is subject to a declaration only if it meets the criterion of the main benefit defined in I of the same article 1649 AH. A cross-border device may consist of a series…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-16

…he is accused. The shares of the excluded partner are either purchased by a buyer approved by the remaining partners, or purchased by the company, which must then reduce its capital. If no agreement c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Contract performance conditions.

Article L1242-16

An employee with a fixed-term contract is entitled to an indemnity in lieu of paid holiday for work actually performed during the contract, regardless of its duration, if the holiday scheme applicable…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-169

General training common to the teaching, supervision and training professions in mountain sports is provided by the National Mountain Sports School. The National Mountain Sports School may delegate th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article R4422-16

…han six times a year for the application of the provisions of the last paragraph of article L. 4422-36 and the last paragraph of article L. 4422-37, on the initiative of its chairman, its bureau or th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-164

…rovided for in Article R. 5121-162 and the risk management system provided for in Article R. 5121-163 ; 3° Prepare and submit the declarations and reports mentioned in Articles R. 5121-166, R. 5121-16…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600 A

…icle 1600, the tax due by company directors benefiting from the scheme provided for in Article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code is calculated by applying a rate to the amount of their turnover. Th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Discipline.

Article L811-16

…unishable by the penalties incurred for the offence of usurpation of title provided for by Article 433-17 of the Penal Code. The same penalties will apply to anyone who uses a name that is likely to c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3c: Levy on dividends

Article 1671 C

The levy referred to in article 117 quater is paid to the Treasury within the first fifteen days of the month following that in which the income is paid and subject to the same penalties as the withho…

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