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Showing 361370 of 20753 articles for Art. CA Paris 13-6-2024 n° 22/08263

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-22

…ee is recognised as benefiting from the employment obligation provided for in Article L. 5212-13 is calculated by applying a rate of 30% to the pre-tax price of the supplies, work or services set out…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-1

Where the spouses agree on the breakdown of the marriage and its effects, they shall record, each assisted by a lawyer, their agreement in an agreement in the form of a private deed countersigned by t…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Closure of the investigation

Article R532-22

…tion does not constitute notice of the hearing within the meaning of article R. 532-32.However, for cases covered by article L. 532-6 when the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refug…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-22

…of platforms is determined on the basis of the following cumulative criteria: 1° Respect for republican values; 2° Independence; 3° Financial transparency. This criterion is met, in particular, when t…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-225

The aptitude test to which the Prefect may decide to subject the applicant in whole or in part, under the conditions laid down in article R. 212-90-1 and in 3° of article R. 2121-93, is intended to ve…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Boundaries and signs

Article R4451-22

…se: 6 millisieverts per year. The assessment of the exposure levels used to identify these zones is carried out by taking into account the aspects mentioned in 2°, 3°, 8° and 9° of Article R. 4451-14…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexdecies

…rom a tax credit in respect of expenditure on the creation, exploitation and digitisation of theatrical performances of dramatic works mentioned in III of this article if they meet the following cumul…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article R1446-22

The Specialised Commission on Mental Health comprises no more than fifteen members elected from the plenary assembly of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy referred to in Article D. 1446-8,…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Operation

Article 133-13

Minutes are drawn up by the committee secretariat. They shall indicate the names and positions of the members present or represented, the dossiers examined during the meeting and the meaning of each o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-22

…complying with the provisions of articles R. 623-6 and R. 623-7 and of the orders made for the application of this section, or is the subject of observations recognised as valid by the person in charg…

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