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Showing 17711780 of 19519 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 27 January 2016

French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Corsica - Temporary scheme

Article 750 bis B

Between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2027, inheritance division deeds and the licitations of hereditary property meeting the conditions set out in II of article 750 are exempt from the 2.5% duty up…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article R128-10

The rights of access and rectification provided by articles 39 and 40 of amended Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the Consei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article D4626-1

…the health, social and medico-social establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 containing special provisions relating to the hospital civil service, subject to the pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial assistance for employees, company directors or managers

Article D7233-10

Within the first ten days of January of the year following the year in which the aid is granted, the social and economic committee that pays the financial aid will send the company the identity of the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative penalties

Article L241-14

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 217-25 to L. 217-27 relating to after-sales services is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for a natural person and 15,000 euros for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Aid to businesses

Article L1861-1

In accordance with II of Article 43 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, communes and their groupings may grant aid to companies, under the con…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article R712-28

The declaration of division mentioned in Article R. 712-27 is accompanied by proof of payment of the prescribed fee. The conditions of presentation and the content of the declaration of division are d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article L421-29

The spouse of the foreign national mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 421-27, as well as the couple's children, will be issued with a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Foreign nationals who have been admitted to reside in another Member State

Article R421-49

For the application of the third paragraph of Article L. 421-27, the issue of a multiannual residence permit bearing the wording "ICT mobile seconded employee" may also be refused to the foreign natio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Withdrawal of communes

Article L5842-30-1

…olumn of the same table. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 5216-11 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 .

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