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Showing 21012110 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 1: The application

Article 1180-7

The matter is referred to the judge by petition delivered or addressed to the registry of the judicial court. The application shall state, on pain of nullity, the surname, forenames and address of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-11

…establishment's consultation service attesting to the need for hospital treatment. This certificate may indicate the discipline to which the person concerned should be admitted, without mentioning the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: The therapeutic injunction process

Article R3413-11

The relay doctor carries out a medical examination of the person concerned within one month of receiving the documents relating to the procedure. In the light of this examination and the documents sen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-11

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency shall declare that the authorisation has lapsed. The three-year period referred to in the third paragraph of Article L. 6322-1 runs from the date of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Professional recovery

Article L645-11

…employee claims, maintenance claims and claims mentioned in 1° to 3° of I and II of article L. 643-11 may not be written off. The debts written off shall be mentioned in the closing judgment.Debts en…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tax base

Article 966

I.-For the application of article 965, the management by a company or organisation of its own property assets is not considered to be an industrial, commercial, craft, agricultural or liberal activity…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-11

…ing time over the year is topped up for that year up to a maximum amount. The value of this ceiling may not exceed ten times the annual amount of this contribution. This value and amount, expressed in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° ter : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of press companies.

Article 199 terdecies-0 C

…of the article 4 B, are entitled to an income tax reduction equal to 30% of payments made up to 31 December 2024 in respect of cash subscriptions to the capital of companies subject to corporation ta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Unemployment insurance certificate

Article R1234-11

…r their employees hired under a fixed-term employment contract with a view to being made available, may only provide the certificates and evidence mentioned in article R. 1234-9 at the employee's requ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Agreements with host companies

Article R6223-11

…arrangements for liaison between the apprenticeship supervisors and the apprentice training centre; 9° The arrangements for sharing, between the employer and the host company, the costs, remuneration…

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