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Showing 25312540 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 F quinquies

…d'enregistrement au taux de 0,70 %:A. With the exception of those referred to in I of A of 'article 1594-0 G, transfers for valuable consideration of building land and new buildings referred to in 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3121-11

A company or establishment agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement may introduce standby duty. This agreement sets out how standby duty is to be organised, how the employees concerned are to be…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article L512-11

…unencrypted reproduction of information likely to facilitate the performance of their duties. They may request that the information be transcribed by any appropriate process into documents that can b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local representatives

Article R1432-116

…ee and at the joint request of the trade unions represented on the Committee, local representatives may be appointed by the Committee, from among its full or alternate members, at each site and branch…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing applications

Article L434-11

…cant does not yet have the necessary accommodation at the time of application, family reunification may be authorised if the other conditions are met and after the mayor has verified the characteristi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction and powers of Deputy European Public Prosecutors

Article 696-110

…from Articles 206,207,207-1,221-1 to 221-3, the Investigating Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal may not raise these proceedings.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4113-11

…person making the communication to the penalties provided for in article L. 4124-6. The Bar Council may refuse to register candidates who have entered into commitments incompatible with the rules of t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: Other legal divorce proceedings

Article 1126-1

…for in article 238, paragraph 2, of the Civil Code, the decision ruling on the principle of divorce may not be made before the expiry of the one-year period and subject to the last paragraph of articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Exclusion of administrative contracts

Article R8272-11

…ion order is issued against a company, this order applies to the company and its legal manager, who may not bid for other administrative contracts, either personally or through an intermediary, or by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article D6431-11

The duties of a member of the Board of Directors are free of charge. The persons concerned may be compensated for travel expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties as directors under…

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