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Showing 851860 of 36960 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2007 – no. 05-19.947

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-15

…alendar year, the total number of points in his account and the possible uses to which these points may be put. They shall pay the sums representing the points that the worker wishes to allocate to th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedures for mobilising trade receivables.

Article R313-15

The notification provided for in article L. 313-28 may be made by any means. Notification to the debtor of an assigned or pledged claim, in application of articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35, must include…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 ter

…wal of the municipal councils, the departmental rental value commission mentioned in article 1650 B may meet in order to modify the application of the location coefficients mentioned in 2 of B of II o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Mutual funding of employee trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article L2135-15

…Board of Directors relating to the allocation of the credits referred to in article L. 2135-13 and may make their observations known. The association adopts its own rules of procedure, which are appr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-15

…en met or that there is an obvious error. An appeal against an opinion of the Investigating Chamber may only be based on formal defects of such a nature as to deprive that opinion of the essential con…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-15

…ode is equal to one third of the minimum required solvency margin defined in Article R. 334-13, but may not be less than EUR 3,700,000 for undertakings constituted as sociétés anonymes and EUR 2,800,0…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-15

…This procedure and the rate of the fine are set by decree in the Council of State. The police court may also order the offender to pay five times the fees of which the municipality or inter-municipal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 5: Specific provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately and in the event of the use of a secure electronic device

Article A37-15

…r's absence, a document informing him that he will receive a notice of the fine at his home address may be left on the vehicle. Failure to leave this document, however, does not constitute grounds for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 UB

…such property, are subject exclusively to the tax regime provided for in I and 1° of II of article 150 U. For the purposes of this provision, companies whose assets, at the close of the three financi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-15

…sions by sending all relevant documents, including a copy of the decision or decisions and bulletin No. 1 of the criminal record of the person concerned. Unless he or she has already been notified of…

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