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Showing 12511260 of 57042 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 23-1-2020 n° 19-11.215

French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Property retained as security.

Article 2367

Ownership of an asset may be retained as security by the effect of a retention of title clause which suspends the translative effect of a contract until full payment of the obligation which constitute…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19-2

When the cessation of activity of an undertaking with at least one hundred and fifty employees or constituting, within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 of the French Labour Code, a dominant undertakin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Tax credit for contributions paid to trade unions and national professional military associations

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 General Tax CodeIn force
6° : Tax reduction for school fees for children in secondary or higher education

Article 199 quater F

Taxpayers whose tax residence is in France benefit from a reduction in their income tax when their dependent children are in secondary or higher education during the school year in progress on 31 Dece…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Cinerary sites

Article R2223-23-1

If the cemetery site is moved, the plot holders are entitled to obtain a plot with identical characteristics in the new cemetery site.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4 : Participation of medical transport companies in the on-call service for urgent medical transport

Article R6312-23-1

In accordance with the decree provided for in article R. 6312-21, an agreement is concluded between the health establishment where the emergency medical aid service is based, the most representative d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-3

The accounting operations of the personal protection committees are carried out by a single accounting agency set up as an accounting group under the conditions laid down inarticle 188 of decree no. 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-2

The Chairman of the Personal Data Protection Committee is the authorising officer for expenditure and revenue.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Dematerialised service

Article R5132-1-23

The personal data recorded in the processing is kept for a period of twenty-four months from the date of completion of the pathway to integration through economic activity, or from the date of collect…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security detention and surveillance

Article 706-53-19

If secure detention is not extended or is terminated pursuant to articles 706-53-17 or 706-53-18 and if the person presents risks of committing the offences mentioned in article 706-53-13, the regiona…

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