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Showing 26712680 of 33065 articles for Art. Cass. 3e Civ. 6-7-1982 n° 1162

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Skills assessment

Article R6313-7

The body providing the skills assessment will destroy the documents drawn up for the skills assessment as soon as the action has been completed. However, the provisions of the first paragraph do not a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-7

The regional prefect communicates to the president of the regional council:- a statement indicating the forecast amount of the net bases of each of the direct local taxes taxable for the benefit of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and mandate

Article D8121-6

The National Labour Inspection Council is made up of : 1° A serving or honorary Conseiller d'Etat appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat ; 2° A member of the Court of Cassation with at…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-6

The resolution college shall exercise impairment and conversion powers in respect of a liability arising from a financial contract or derivative within the meaning of Article 2(5) of Regulation (EU) N…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special conditions of secondment

Article L1262-6

Without prejudice to article L. 1262-3 and section 2 of this chapter, employers seconding one or more employees under the conditions set out in 1° and 2° of article L. 1262-1 for short-term services a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Simplified system

Article 74 B

A decree sets out the conditions for application of

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Marine, river and lake insurance

Article L173-7

Guaranteed arrival insurance may only be taken out, on pain of nullity, with the agreement of the ship's insurers.When a sum is insured in this way, proof of the insurable interest results from the ac…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-7

A copy of the inventory is given or served to the debtor and, where applicable, to the persons to whom property has been delivered. Under penalty of nullity, in the copy given or served to the debtor,…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 774-4

At the end of the hearing, the parties may ask the judge in charge of the amicable settlement hearing, assisted by the Registrar, to record their agreement, in whole or in part, under the conditions o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article 706-59

Under no circumstances may the identity or address of a witness who has benefited from the provisions of articles 706-57 or 706-58 may not be revealed, except in the case provided for in the last para…

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