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Showing 13411350 of 19528 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 26 January 2011

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to financial instruments

Article L744-14

…1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-4 Ordinance no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 231-5 Act 2014-1 of 2 January 2014 L. 231-6 Order no. 2005-1278 of 14 October 2005 L. 231-7 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 Octob…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-3

…seudonymous, anonymous or collective works, the term of the exclusive right is seventy years from 1 January of the calendar year following that in which the work was published. The date of publication…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° bis : Inheritance tax. Exemption for property and property rights located in Corsica

Article 1135 bis

…ovable property rights located in Corsica are exempt from death duties.For estates opened between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2027, the exemption mentioned in the first paragraph is applicable up t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions specific to the overseas collectivities governed by Article 74 of the Constitution and New Caledonia

Article 33-1

By way of derogation from Article 26, the declaration which must be received by the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court is received by the president of the court of first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L7331-1

…oyee entrepreneurs who are members of a cooperative for activity and employment mentioned inArticle 26-41 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, subject to the provisions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-29

The decision to extend the scope of supervision provided for in article L. 612-26 is brought to the attention of the person to whom the scope of supervision is extended by letter sent in the manner pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Exemptions granted by the mayor

Article R3132-21

…s relating to the derogation from Sunday rest for retail businesses provided for in article L. 3132-26, is taken after consultation with the employers' and employees' organisations concerned.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Accommodation

Article R4228-36

The provisions of articles R. 4228-26 to R. 4228-35 are not applicable in agricultural establishments, where the provisions relating to workers' accommodation are set out in Book VII of the Rural and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quantitative targets for healthcare provision

Article D6121-6

…relate to the healthcare activities and heavy equipment defined in articles R. 6122-25 and R. 6122-26 respectively.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L3542-1

…ceships on the date of the first meeting following the renewal of the General Council of Mayotte in 2011;2° Any expenditure related to the exercise of a competence transferred by the State from the sa…

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