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Showing 491500 of 30357 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 May 2011 – no. 2011-126 QPC

French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 C

…pply to housing acquired or improved and which has benefited from an exemption pursuant to articles 1384,1384 A and 1384 B of this code, this article and article 1384 F.Also exempt from property tax o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 octies

…ferred to in the third paragraph of article L. 143-2 of the French Financial Jurisdictions Code, it may, by decree issued under the conditions laid down by a Conseil d'Etat decree, suspend all tax ben…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for exercising general powers

Article L2312-13

…cts investigations into accidents at work and occupational or work-related illnesses. The committee may ask to hear the manager of a neighbouring company whose activities expose workers within its rem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration for placement services.

Article L7121-13

The sums that artistic agents may receive as remuneration for their services, in particular placement, are calculated as a percentage of the artist's total remuneration. A decree sets the nature of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-13

Any breach of duty by an industrial tribunal member in the performance of his duties may constitute a disciplinary offence.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral and burial regulations

Article L2213-13

No special requirements may be laid down, even by decree, for funerals, depending on whether they are of a civil or religious nature.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1342-1

Payment may be made even by a person who is not obliged to do so, unless the creditor legitimately refuses.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Prior interview.

Article L1233-13

During the hearing, the employee may be assisted by a person of his choice from among the company's staff.Where there are no staff representative bodies in the company, the employee may be assisted ei…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Renewal of the contract.

Article L1243-13

An agreement or an extended branch agreement may set the maximum number of renewals possible for a fixed-term employment contract. This number may neither have the purpose nor the effect of permanentl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2151-13

In the consultation documents, the purchaser may ask tenderers to indicate in their tender the proportion of the contract that they intend to subcontract to third parties, in particular to small and m…

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