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Showing 50615070 of 21190 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 août 2023 n° 22-12084

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-2

…to R. 425-12R. 425-14R. 426-1 to R. 426-3R. 426-9 to R. 426-11R. 426-16from decree no. 2022-1740 of 30 December 2022R. 426-17 to R. 426-21R. 426-22of Decree no. 2022-1740 of 30 December 2022In Title I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article D22-10-16

I.-The information provided by the company on pension commitments, other than basic pension schemes and compulsory supplementary pension schemes, or other lifetime benefits made by the company for the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article A711-1

I.-The six seats for staff representatives on the national joint committee of the chambers of commerce and industry provided for in article 1 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the com…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

The Board of Directors manages the school's affairs. In particular, it deliberates on : 1° Annual and multiannual guidelines, in particular those set out in the contract of objectives and performance…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe D

Specification of the information that must appear on the statement of account for the payment of an advanceThe statement of account must highlight all of the following elements: a) Where applicable, t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-35

…sultation. Audiovisual communication services within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 relating to freedom of communication are excluded. The dissemination of all or par…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 ter

…ed by the customs service under the same guarantees, privileges and sanctions as for customs duties.30% of the proceeds of the tax are allocated to the budget of coastal municipalities that have been…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Approval of investments

Article 211-49

…of television services other than cinema, under the conditions laid down by decree no. 2021-1926 of 30 December 2021 relating to the contribution to the production of cinematographic and audiovisual w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX: Information on reference tax income

Article 242 quater

…onsibility, their request for exemption from the levies provided for in the same I at the latest on 30 November of the year preceding that of the payment of the income mentioned in the said I, by prod…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article R311-8

…olution college provisionally takes the protective measures listed in Articles L. 311-29 and L. 311-30, it shall inform the person concerned. The person concerned is given five working days to submit…

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