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Showing 921930 of 57408 articles for Art. Cass. 3ème civ. 26-1-2022 n° 20-20.223 FS-B

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 bis L

Salaries paid by the organisations and works mentioned in a and b of 1° of 7 of Article 261 as well as by permanent social bodies of local authorities and companies, to persons recruited on the occasi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26

Notwithstanding articles 1349 of the French Civil Code and L. 228-44 and L. 228-74 of the French Commercial Code, sociétés de crédit foncier may subscribe to their own "obligations foncières" for the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Regional or establishment director

Article R5312-26

The Regional Director represents Pôle emploi in its relations with users, agents and third parties and in legal proceedings and civil acts concerning the region, in particular those relating to the ac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Duties of confraternity.

Article R4127-263

In all cases where they are called upon to give evidence in disciplinary matters, dental surgeons are, insofar as is compatible with respect for professional secrecy, required to reveal all facts of u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-26

Where the location of the property has not been indicated precisely enough in the certificate, the public prosecutor shall consult the competent authority of the issuing State. Where the property ment…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-26

The aid is granted for each cinema whose operators are eligible for financial aid for the creation and modernisation of cinemas.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations and filings concerning legal entities

Article R123-265

The deletion of legal entities that are dissolved is recorded in the National Register of Companies, upon declaration by the liquidator within one month of publication of the close of the liquidation.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations and filings concerning legal entities

Article R123-264

Final decisions placing one of the persons mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 123-253 under guardianship or trusteeship within the meaning of Article 440 of the Civil Code and those which discharge…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-26

When they are distributed or transferred, the tissues, their derivatives, the cells or the cell therapy preparations are accompanied by the documents mentioned in Article R. 1211-19 and Article R. 121…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-26

Committee meetings are convened by the Chairman, either on his own initiative or at the written request of at least half of the permanent employee representatives. In the latter case, the committee mu…

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