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Showing 34513460 of 22276 articles for Art. n° 20-15164 · Cass. 3e civ. 16 February 2022

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-1

A 3rd category on-trade public house may not be opened in municipalities where the total number of establishments of this type and 4th category establishments reaches or exceeds the proportion of one…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of financial securities

Article R211-4

…cial securities registered in a shared electronic record-keeping device pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2022/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2022 on a pilot scheme for market i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article R3262-46

…infringements of the provisions of articles R. 3262-1, R. 3262-2, R. 3262-4 to R. 3262-11, R. 3262-16, R. 3262-17, R. 3262-20 to R. 3262-25, R. 3262-33 to R. 3262-35 and R. 3262-37 to R. 3262-39 , as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…icles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control.

Article R518-30-1

…rol obligations applicable to Caisse des dépôts et consignations are set out in Decree 2020-94 of 5 February 2020.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 A

…a period of one year, by applying to the fraction of the sums subject to withholding which exceeds €16,050 the rate of: a) 12% for the portion in excess of €16,050 and up to €46,557; >> b) 20% for the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

…9, L. 175-12, L. 175-13, L. 175-14 (first, second, fourth and fifth paragraphs), L. 175-15, L. 175-16 (second and third paragraphs), L. 175-19, L. 175-22 (first paragraph), L. 176-3 and L. 176-4 (sec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

…ticles L. 4241-5 and L. 4241-14, representative of the profession within the meaning of Articles L. 162-33 of the Social Security Code, L. 2122-5 of the Labour Code, L. 6156-2 and L. 6156-3 of the Pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Revenue

Article L2543-5

…dget includes the proceeds from hunting leases under the conditions laid down by the local law of 7 February 1881 on the exercise of hunting rights.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book V: Out-of-court settlement of disputes

Article 1531

…e conditions and according to the procedures set out in article 21-3 of the aforementioned Act of 8 February 1995.

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