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Showing 11711180 of 66810 articles for Art. Cass. 2ème civ. 2-7-2020 n°s 19-11.417 and 19-13.636

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-13

The maisons de l'emploi may participate, under conditions laid down by agreement with the companies concerned, in the implementation of measures relating to the revitalisation of employment areas.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Title V: Provisions common to Titles I, II and IV

Article 1378 nonies

…the benefit of the tax reduction provided for in 3 of article 200 of the present code for donations and contributions made to it, with effect from the following year.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies A

…int-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, between the date of promulgati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 quater C

Contributions paid to representative employee and civil servant trade union organisations within the meaning of Article L. 2121-1of the Labour Code, as well as to representative national professional…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 5: Salaried employees

Article R743-139-19

After hearing the parties and the president of the Conseil national des greffiers des tribunaux de commerce in adversarial proceedings and provoking any explanations or communication of useful documen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-199-1

The words "related party" and "related party transactions" have the same meaning as defined by the international accounting standards adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/2004 of 29 December…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-197-1

…ude in the notes to the financial statements a list of transactions carried out between the company and its main shareholders, on the one hand, and the company and the members of its administrative an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R3123-19-1

…g courses eligible under the individual right are training courses relating to the exercise of the mandate of the member of the departmental council and training courses contributing to the acquisitio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R3123-19-4

The member of the departmental council who has incurred travel and subsistence expenses to attend training as part of the individual right to training sends the manager of the fund mentioned in articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R4135-19-1

…he individual right are training courses relating to the exercise of the regional council member's mandate and training courses contributing to the acquisition of the skills required, where applicable…

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