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Showing 29412950 of 42508 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 October 2012 · Cass. 3e civ. 11 May 2005 · Cass. 3e civ. 19 December 2012

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-19-2-1

Each year, the départements draw up a statement showing all the allowances of any kind, denominated in euros, received by the elected representatives sitting on the departmental council, in respect of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-19-2-1

Each year, the regions shall draw up a statement showing all allowances of any kind, denominated in euros, received by the elected members sitting on the regional council, in respect of any mandate an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3

Article L713-11

…respectively, to commercial, industrial or service activities.Within these categories, the electors may possibly be divided into professional sub-categories defined according to the size of the compan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The company pension savings plan

Article D224-11

…ifteen days from the date of this notification in which to expressly waive membership. The employee may be informed electronically, under conditions that guarantee the integrity of the data.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Tax on seasonal self-employed business activities.

Article L422-11

…the tax on seasonal self-employed business activities are set out in articles L. 2333-88 to L. 2333-90 of the General Local Authorities Code, which are reproduced below: "Art. L. 2333-88 of the Genera…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles of organisation and operation of the body reception facility

Article R1261-11

…dministration and management of the reception facility. The establishment holding the authorisation may organise and run the host structure for the bodies for which it remains directly and exclusively…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Bonus points for sporting titles

Article A212-115

…ications listed in appendix II-5. Candidates enrolled in the course mentioned in article A. 212-105 may not benefit from this bonus. The bonus points are to be added to the overall total of points obt…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-11

…e public prosecutor.In the absence of remuneration, the persons mentioned in the previous paragraph may obtain from the assets, for themselves and their families, subsidies set by the official receive…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-15

When the judge rejects the application for a protection order, he may nevertheless, if the urgency justifies it and if one or other of the parties has so requested, refer the parties to a hearing, the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Security agents

Article 2488-11

…r-indebtedness or bank resolution proceedings, any creditor benefiting from security and guarantees may apply to the courts for the appointment of a provisional security agent or the replacement of th…

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