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Showing 961970 of 56879 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 10-1-2018 n° 16-25.190 F-PB

French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Article R917-16

In article R. 713-1-1:a) In the first, third and fourth paragraphs, the words: "chambre de commerce et d'industrie territoriale" are replaced by the words: "chambre d'agriculture, de commerce, d'indus…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Withholding taxes and levies on income from securities

Article 1678 quater

I. - The levy on fixed income investment products referred to in l'article 125 A, the withholding tax relating to interest on savings bonds mentioned in article 1678 bis and the levies on income attac…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions relating to the preservation of film heritage

Article 211-16

The condition set out in Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinvicies

The provisions of the second paragraph of 2° of article 83, of a bis, a ter, b bis of 18° and 18° bis of article 81, of article 163 bis AA and du d du 1 du I de l'article 163 quatervicies do not apply…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-16

I.-The operator of a nuclear activity discharging significant quantities of radionuclides into the environment in its effluents shall propose discharge limit values to the competent authority, taking…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-16

I.-The Comité régional d'orientation des conditions de travail comprises: 1° The regional Prefect or his representative, as Chairman; 2° A college of representatives of regional State administrations;…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXXI: Conservatory measures

Article 706-166

In the case of an investigation opened for one of the offences, punishable by three years' imprisonment or more, listed in the tittre Ier du livre III du code pénal, le juge des libertés et de la déte…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee information.

Article D3323-16

The amount allocated to an employee under the profit-sharing agreement is recorded on a separate sheet from the pay slip.This sheet mentions :1° The total amount of the special profit-sharing reserve…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-16

I.-The professional who sells a tourist package mentioned in 1° of I ofarticle L. 211-1 is fully liable for the performance of the services provided for in this contract, whether these services are pe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-16

The committee draws up its own rules of procedure. These shall be approved by the Minister for the Interior.It shall be convened whenever necessary by its chairman either on his own initiative or at t…

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