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Showing 23812390 of 37285 articles for Art. n° 20-20619 · Cass. com. 29 May 2024

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-16

…IV of article L. 2333-87 is set at 20% of the amount of the unpaid parking charge outstanding, but may not be less than €50.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration

Article R7124-31

The proportion of the remuneration received by the child, the amount of which may be left at the disposal of the child's legal representatives, is set by the committee referred to in article R. 7124-2…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Transport

Article L4424-17

…the State for the operation of rail transport pursuant to the contractual provisions in force on 13 May 1991, the date of promulgation of the loi n° 91-428 portant statut de la collectivité territoria…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-5

No one may sit the admission tests unless they have been declared eligible. The admission tests, which are marked from 0 to 20, comprise: 1° An interview test lasting a maximum of half an hour, preced…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21

In the case provided for in article R. 3332-20, where the employee savings plan has not been set up in application of an agreement with the personnel, the social and economic committee, where it exist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article D773-40

…I, in Article D. 561-51, the references to the European Commission, to Directive No. 2015/849 of 20 May 2015 and to Directive No. 2019/1153 of 20 June 2019 are deleted.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-41

…When it concerns local authority civil servants, it is provided under the conditions set by the loi n° 84-594 du 12 juillet 1984 relative à la formation des agents de la fonction publique territoriale…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-1

…inhabitants having their real and fixed domicile within its territory. II. - No section de commune may be formed as from the promulgation of loi n° 2013-428 du 27 mai 2013 modernisant le régime des s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Slaughter health fees

Article 302 bis P

The fee referred to in article 302 bis N is established and recovered according to the same rules, under the same guarantees, privileges and penalties as for value added tax.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-23

The employer may refuse to grant the leave if he establishes that this refusal is justified by the particular needs of his company or its operations. This refusal may only be made after consultation w…

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