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Showing 23912400 of 19528 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 26 January 2011

French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

…ns, or a victim of a natural disaster, or a person who is the subject of a search under the article 26 of law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995 on security policy and programming and whose death is presume…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…he Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force prior to the promulgation of Law no. 91-716 of 26 July 1991 containing various economic and financial provisions. Articles L. 113-14, L. 113-15 and…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3-1

…ess, and those referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 321-10-3, which have met, as from 1 January 2012 and for three consecutive financial years, one of the following conditions:a) The annua…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L3131-2

…temporary or seasonal increase in activity, pursuant to 1° and 2° of article 3 of law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service ;6° Requisition orders f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 0I bis: Tax on the market value of real estate owned in France by legal entities

Article 990 E

…tax authorities, at their request, the location, consistency and value of the properties owned on 1 January, the identity and address of all shareholders, members or other members who hold, in any cap…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Professional premises

Article 1498

…red to in I is determined on the basis of the state of the rental market on the reference date of 1 January 2013, subject to the update provided for in III of article 1518 ter. It is obtained by apply…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-14

…aim under Article 30-3 may claim French nationality by declaration made in accordance with Articles 26 et seq. They must either have maintained or acquired clear cultural, professional, economic or fa…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article L134-6

…nations and legacies 4° The taxe de séjour or taxe de séjour forfaitaire defined in article L. 2333-26 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales, if it is levied on the territory of the grou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…1° During safeguard proceedings in the situations provided for in articles L. 621-1, L. 622-10, L. 626-9 and L. 626-26 of the French Commercial Code; 2° During receivership proceedings in the situatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Manual money changers

Article L775-18

…the wording resulting from L. 524-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 524-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 524-3 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 524-4 order no. 2020-115 of 12 February…

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