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Showing 111120 of 35538 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. – 4 Apr. 2024 – no. 21-22.949

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-21

The revenues of the syndicate's budget may include: 1° Where the syndicate is responsible for the collection as well as the destruction or treatment of household waste, either the proceeds of the tax…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article R312-21

The establishments mentioned in the first paragraph of I shall publish the information provided for in II of article L. 312-19 and in the fourth paragraph of I of article L. 312-20 in their annual rep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-21

The Confédération nationale du crédit mutuel draws up and keeps up to date the list of caisses, credit institutions and finance companies affiliated to it. The Board of Directors of the Confédération…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R4126-21

The death of the practitioner being prosecuted immediately and definitively terminates the proceedings before both the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance and the National Disciplinary Chamber.In c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Accounting obligations

Article R6352-21

The annual turnover referred to in article L. 6352-9 is set at 152,449.02 euros excluding tax.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 217

Except in the case provided for in Article 196, the parties' lawyers are notified of the judgments within three days by registered letter. In the same way and within the same time limits, the parties…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 211

…opted for the partnership tax regime under the conditions provided for in IV of Article 3 of Decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as amended and whose managers have a majority shareholding, in partnership…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 214

…rofits which is distributed to workers under the conditions provided for in 3° of article 33 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of sociétés coopératives de production; 3° (Repealed) ; 4°…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substantial difference

Article A212-210

The substantial difference within the meaning of article R. 212-90-1 and 3° of article R. 212-93, likely to exist between the declarant's professional qualification and the professional qualification…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to disabled workers employed in an ordinary working environment.

Article L323-21

Disabled workers taken on under the provisions of section 1 of this chapter may not, in the event of a relapse of the disabling condition, benefit from the special advantages granted in the event of i…

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