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Showing 13011310 of 30335 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. 8-7-2010 n° 09-12.491

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 719

Members of Parliament, senators, representatives to the European Parliament elected in France, bar presidents in their jurisdiction or their specially appointed delegate within the Bar Council are aut…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L613-8

When a foreign national subject to a non-return ban issued in application of article L. 612-8 provides proof, no later than two months following the expiry of the period of voluntary departure from wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81 quater

I.- The remuneration, increases and elements of remuneration mentioned in I and III of article L. 241-17 of the social security code are exempt from income tax, under the conditions and limits set out…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-8

The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer is also responsible, in its area of operation defined in the first paragraph of Article L. 721-7: 1° Putting metal coins into circulation and carry…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Determination of salary

Article R7422-8

Orders issued by the Prefect in accordance with articles L. 7422-6 and L. 7422-11 are published and inserted in the departmental administrative records within one month of the date on which they were…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 729

Conditional release aims to reintegrate convicts and prevent re-offending.Conditional release may be granted to convicts who have to serve one or more custodial sentences if they demonstrate serious e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721

A reduction in sentence may be granted by the sentence enforcement judge, following the opinion of the sentence enforcement commission, to convicts serving one or more custodial sentences who have giv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-8

The Minister responsible for sport draws up a list of establishments under his supervision which are responsible for providing training for the diploma mentioned in article R. 212-1 when this diploma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-8

Paying an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract less than the remuneration that would be received in the same company, after the trial period, by an employee holding an open-ended employme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: ACCOUNTING

Article D2343-8

The municipality's accounting officer shall attach to his accounts, as supporting documents, a statement of the landed property, annuities and movable claims making up the municipality's assets or an…

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