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Showing 821830 of 57258 articles for Art. Decree 2023-1056 of 17-11-2023

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1116

Deeds of deposit, in the minutes of a notary, of private deeds of sale, exchange and division of real estate or real estate rights, where the sums and values of any kind set out in the deeds deposited…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Information on vacancies.

Article L1242-17

At the request of an employee with a fixed-term contract who has been with the company for a continuous period of at least six months, the employer will inform the employee of any open-ended contract…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17-3

…s after taking an oath before the judicial court within whose jurisdiction their department or unit of assignment or the location of their training centre, school or instruction centre is situated dur…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17-2

The duties of investigation assistant may be performed by the staff mentioned in article 21-3 who have passed an examination certifying their suitability to carry out the duties provided for in that s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17-4

Investigation assistants shall have access to the case file for the performance of the tasks entrusted to them and shall be bound by professional secrecy under the conditions of Article 11. They may n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article R15-17-5

I.-Investigation assistants shall, at the express request and under the supervision of the judicial police officer or the judicial police agent, where the latter is competent, carry out the acts and p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R775-17

Article R. 531-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022, subject to the deletion in the second paragraph of the words: "in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Eligible training courses and use of the account

Article L6323-17

…training account are taken in whole or in part during working hours, the employee applies for leave of absence from the employer, who will notify the employee of its response within a period determine…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-17

…ds are insured either by a policy valid for one journey only, or by a policy operating on the basis of a declaration of supply.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Guarantee institutions against the risk of non-payment.

Article L3253-17

…3253-14 is limited, for all sums and claims advanced combined, to one or more amounts determined by decree, with reference to the monthly ceiling used to calculate contributions to the unemployment in…

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