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Showing 35313540 of 20302 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 15 Dec. 2009 – no. 08-18228

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26

…rvices provided by a telecommunications service provider. 3° End user, a user within the meaning of 15° bis of Article L. 32 of the French Post and Electronic Communications Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-2-1

…ce. Failure to comply with the obligation set out in the first paragraph is punishable by a fine of 15,000 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Assistance with drawing up a forward-looking jobs and skills management plan

Article D5121-7

…mpany with no more than three hundred employees, the State's financial contribution is a maximum of 15,000 euros. The agreement is signed by the Prefect. Under an agreement concluded with several comp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-3

…cal devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC issued are set by joint order of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article L5211-26

…sembly adopts, before 31 March of the year in which the public establishment is wound up, or before 15 April of the year in which the deliberative bodies are renewed, a budget for the winding-up finan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11: Business value added tax

Article 1679 septies

…ed contribution for the year preceding the year of taxation exceeds €1,500 must pay:- no later than 15 June of the year of taxation, a first instalment equal to 50% of the business value added contrib…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article L3332-17

…uire either securities issued by open-ended investment companies mentioned in 1° of article L. 3332-15, or units in company mutual funds whose assets are made up of transferable securities admitted to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R811-1-1

…R. 134-3 to R. 134-9, R. 137-1 and R. 138-1 are applicable in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2022-928 of 23 June 2022. 2° The provisions of Book II in their wording, resulting from decree n…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals aged between sixteen and eighteen who declare that they wish to work

Article L421-35

…if they meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21, L. 423-22, L. 423-23, L. 425-9 or L. 426-5; 2° A residence permit bearing the words "…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1872-1

…aph, the articles L. 1612-2 to L. 1612-11, l'article L. 1612-12, the articles L. 1612-13 to L. 1612-15, L. 1612-16 to L. 1612-19-1 and the I of Article L. 1612-20 shall apply to the communes of French…

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