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Showing 47614770 of 23652 articles for Art. Cass. com. 9 juin 2009 n° 08-17843

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Redundancy pay

Article R1234-1

The redundancy payment provided for in article L. 1234-9 may not be less than a sum calculated per year of service in the company and taking into account the months of service completed beyond the ful…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Assistance in recovering damages for victims of crime.

Article L422-10

…422-7, any enforcement costs incurred and part of the management costs mentioned in article L. 422-9 equal to a percentage of the compensation or provisions paid to the civil party pursuant to articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-37

…uropean Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 and, for finance companies, in Article L. 511-99, are regularly made. It may order the persons mentioned in the previous paragraph to make correct…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Fines for companies landing foreign nationals without the required documents

Article L821-7

…ting international routes from a State that is not a party to the convention signed in Schengen on 19 June 1990 in the form of regular lines, occasional services or shuttle services, excluding border…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-6

…ted and any credit balance returned, when this verification is carried out by a person mentioned in 9° and 9° bis of Article L. 561-2; 3° If a contract is concluded, identity is verified at the latest…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…tax on non-built properties and the flat-rate taxes on network companies provided for in Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in 6° of Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fees for the removal of waste, refuse and residues, fees for the removal of household refuse from campsites and special fees

Article L2573-46

…x Code" are deleted. III. - For the application of Article L. 2333-78 : 1° The date of: "1 January 1993" is replaced by: "1 January 2009". 2° The words: ", pursuant to II of Article 1520 and a of Arti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

For an economic operator within the meaning of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity, and a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-8

Applications made pursuant to Articles 11 and 13 of Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of protection measures in civil…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Right to remain in France

Article L573-2

A foreign national who is the subject of a request to be taken into care or taken back into care pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 m…

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