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Showing 21612170 of 19528 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 26 January 2011

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 Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Drinks advertising.

Article L3323-3

…ing in favour of a product other than an alcoholic beverage which was placed on the market before 1 January 1990 by an undertaking which is legally or financially distinct from any undertaking which m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Respective scope of application of registration duty and land registration tax

Article 663

…ents referred to in articles 28, 35, in 2° of Article 36 and to Article 37 of Decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended and those relating to rights mentioned in articles 2521, excluding those men…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 C

…). To benefit from this exemption, the owner must make a declaration to the tax department before 1 January of the first year for which the exemption is applicable, together with the necessary support…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 A bis

From 1 January 2012, municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of local authority groupings with their own tax status may exempt orchards, fruit crops of trees and shrubs and vines, each for its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-9

…L. 2331-8 will come into force as from the 1997 financial year for fixed assets acquired as from 1 January 1996. For financial years prior to 1997, the provisions of articles L. 231-9 and L. 231-12of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-19

From 4 January 1967 and until the effective application of articles L. 2421-5 to L. 2421-10, any right of use that becomes vacant under the conditions provided for by the texts and customs currently i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-14

…e month of birth to be determined or known, the document will be issued or sent during the month of January. When the person has elected domicile under the conditions provided for in article

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-10

…lic installation of the President and the newly elected judges shall take place during the month of January. In the event of supplementary elections organised in accordance with the second paragraph o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-156

…ticle 1 of the decree of 30 November 1984 issued in application ofarticle 63 of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service.

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