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Showing 28112820 of 21838 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 12 January 2016

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Public-interest mission and marketing of structured deposits

Article L774-7

…les In the wording resulting from L. 511-104 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-105Order 2016-827 of 23 June 2016

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-9

…rnational Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings, opened for signature in New York on 12 January 1998, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any per…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-13

The following public holidays are non-working days: 1° 1st January ; 2° Good Friday in communes with a Protestant temple or a mixed church; 3° Easter Monday ; 4° 1st May 5° 8th May ; 6° Ascension Day…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-17

…ion and including, where applicable, the safety report provided for in Article 8 of Regulation (EU) 2016/424 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on cableway installations and…

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

Article 509-1

…cognition and enforcement abroad pursuant to:- Articles 45 to 58 and 61 of Regulation (EU) No 650/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on jurisdiction, applicable law, rec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Public-interest mission and marketing of structured deposits

Article L775-7

…ble In the wording resulting from L. 511-104 Order no. 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-105Order 2016-827 of 23 June 2016

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Law applicable to cross-border contracts

Article L253-1

…ble: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 232-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Departmental fund

Article 1648 A

…ount of this allocation is reduced by applying the rate provided for 2017 in V of Article 33 of Law 2016-1917 of 29 December 2016 of the 2017 Finance Act. For 2018, the amount of this allocation, to w…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of the customs service.

Article 44 bis

In the contiguous zone as defined by Article 10 of Order No. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016, the customs service may carry out the necessary controls in order to: a) prevent infringements of the laws an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-10

…shall be brought under the individual compensation procedure defined in Chapter I of Title V of Law 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century. The judicial cou…

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