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Showing 541550 of 57097 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 31-1-2012 n° 10-28.591

French General Tax CodeIn force
7th: Marine

Article 1074

1 Civil status certificates, notarial certificates and any other documents relating to the implementation of the law of 12 April 1941 concerning the service of retirement pensions in the navy are exem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for breastfeeding.

Article L1225-31

The employee may breastfeed her child on the premises.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-31

Each year, the chairman of the departmental council sends the prefect, using a standard form, a statistical statement giving a breakdown by function of social assistance expenditure and revenue for th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Financial and accounting organisation

Article R1413-31

The agency may, with the authorisation of the ministers responsible for health and the budget, take out loans.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Specific legacies.

Article 1015

The interest or fruits of the thing bequeathed shall accrue to the benefit of the legatee, from the day of death, and without his having made his claim in court: 1° Where the testator has expressly de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-10

The deliberations of the Board of Directors relating to the objects mentioned in 6°, 7°, 8°, 10°, 11° and 16° of article R. 823-7 are enforceable only after they have been approved by the Minister for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Professional elections.

Article 1008

If the statement of appeal has been made in the form of the procedure with compulsory representation, the appeal is nonetheless admissible regardless of the procedure subsequently followed, paragraph…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Penalty procedure

Article R321-31

As part of the checks carried out pursuant to 2° of Article L. 327-1, the representative of the supervisory board draws up reports stating the nature, date and location of the observations made. They…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of redeployment leave

Article R1233-31

The employer sets the duration of the redeployment leave at between four and twelve months. The duration set may be less than four months, subject to the employee's express agreement. In the case of r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-31

The Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy organises its work in the following configurations:-the standing committee provided for in articles D. 1432-33 and D. 1432-34 ; -four specialised commiss…

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