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Showing 30313040 of 19519 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 27 January 2016

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Rural equipment support

Article R3232-1

…ommunes located in mountain areas, within the meaning of the articles 3 and 4 of Law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 on the development and protection of mountain areas. Municipalities and public establis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Decision-making body

Article R5211-1-1

…llocation of seats on the deliberative body, is that of the municipal population authenticated on 1 January of the current year, in the following cases:1° Creation of a public establishment of inter-m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-1

…paid as part of the overall operating allocation;5° The change in the retail price index between 1 January and 31 December of the previous financial year, as well as the forecasts for the current fin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe VIII

…as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to access a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

…d of at least fifteen years from the date of their acquisition, including where this was prior to 1 January 2009.II. - The benefit of the provisions of Article 156 specific to buildings classified or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reorganisation and winding-up measures for Community credit institutions

Article R613-25

…t from the registry of the competent court, in accordance with article 123 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 relating to the judicial recovery and liquidation of companies.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Common provisions.

Article D6124-478

…of the rooms are such that there is at least :1° A surface area of 9 square metres and a volume of 27 cubic metres in single rooms ;2° A surface area of 17 square metres and a volume of 50 cubic metr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Integration companies.

Article L5132-5

…time corresponding to full-time work or at least equal to the period referred to in article L. 3123-27. It may vary over all or part of the period covered by the contract without exceeding the legal w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1541-1

…no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999 relating to New Caledonia and article 7 of organic law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, articles R. 1110-8 to R. 1110-14 are…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to certain uses of orphan works

Article L135-1

…t of these collections or which were produced by public service broadcasting organisations before 1 January 2003 and form part of their archives. The fact that an organisation mentioned in a and b mak…

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