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Showing 23712380 of 21190 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 août 2023 n° 22-12084

French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L341-25

…eprived of the right to interest, in the proportion set by the judge, up to an amount not exceeding 30% of the interest, capped at 30,000 euros. If the annual percentage rate of charge determined in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Seasonal breaks.

Article D5424-9

The periods of seasonal cessation may vary according to the nature of the professions listed in article D. 5424-7. They may be revised each year before 1st August.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article R533-21-2

Investment firms shall require the instruments referred to in Article L. 533-30-11 to be held for a minimum period defined under the conditions set out in Article L. 533-30-1 so as to align the incent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: General provisions

Article 1680 A

…rédit Mutuel special passbook savings account covered by Article 146(I)(2) of Act no. 2008-776 du 4 août 2008 de modernisation de l'économie. These operations do not incur any costs for the taxpayer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Capital increases

Article R22-10-35

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article R. 225-130, when the sale relates to equity securities admitted to trading on a regulated market or to the operations of a central depository referr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations of investment service providers

Article L775-24

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting rules

Article R6123-19

The budget for the year is submitted to the Board of Directors for approval before 30 November of the previous year. If, before the start of the financial year, the budget has not been approved by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

…NTS MINIMUM ANNUAL INCOME IN EUROS 1st step 2nd step 3rd step 4th step 5th step 0 16 010 12 940 11 430 9 940 8 490 1 17 790 14 370 12 700 11 050 9 420 2 19 580 15 810 13 980 12 160 10 350 3 21 360 17…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

…es L. 5137-1 to L. 5137-3 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions for adapting to European Union law in the fie…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-48

On the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, the departmental fire and rescue service whose creation is provided for in Article L. 142…

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