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Showing 20312040 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

…12° For the publication of legal claims mentioned in c of 4° of Article 28 of Decree no. 55-22 of 4 January 1955 as amended reforming land registration, as well as the legal claims, reports and declar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-20

…cognised by the Commission as meeting the adequacy criteria mentioned in Article 47(3) of Directive 2006/43/EC of 17 May 2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council as amended by Directive 2014…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4151-9

…ted, managed and paid by this institution in accordance with the provisions of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service. Public schools recruit,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L4111-1

…ons; 3° Health, social and medico-social establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, as well as public law h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4153-9

The establishments listed inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, other public sector employers and private sector employers fina…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…of 16 September 2009, as amended, on cross-border payments in the Community; 4° Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 concerning the rights of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-32

…ust 2000 or article 1 of decree no. 2001-623 of 12 July 2001 or article 1 of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002. However, where there is a derogation from this annual working time, account shall be t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Social debt repayment contributions paid to the social debt repayment fund (Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale)

Article 1600-0 I

…ms and antiques are subject is established, controlled and collected in accordance with the article 17 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Commercial facilities.

Article A750-9

The right of access and rectification provided for in articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties is exercised with the heads of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Transmission of information.

Article R5323-10

…ith the principle of non-discrimination mentioned in articles L. 1132-1 to L. 1132-4 and law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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