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Showing 11411150 of 18775 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 26 Feb. 2008 – no. 06-20.272

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Discipline and security in prisons

Article D282

…e décès d'une personne détenue, le chef de l'établissement donne les avis prévus à l'article D. 214-26 of the same code. If there has been suicide or violent death, or if the cause of death is unknown…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article D3142-13

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-26, in order to terminate the leave early or to waive it in the cases provided for in article L. 3142-19, the employee must send a reasoned…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis AE

…on.Certain minor variations of type IA mentioned in Article 2 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1234/2008 of 24 November 2008 concerning the examination of variations to the terms of a marketing author…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-23-2

…iting from a decision to grant a subsidy or assisted loan between 1 December 2005 and 31 December 2026, with the exception of new constructions financed (1) by means of loans referred to in sub-sectio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Urban Community

Article L5215-35

…ing from a decision to grant a subsidy or subsidised loan between 1 December 2005 and 31 December 2026, with the exception of new constructions financed (1) by means of loans referred to in sub-sectio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

…erations carried out by the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Defence pursuant to Decree no. 76-225 of 4 March 1976, as amended, laying down the respective powers of the Minister of the Int…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-15

…the previous paragraph, in the event of the opening of new cinemas, cinemas in activity during the 26 weeks preceding the end of the reference period are taken into account.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1804

…e Council as regards applicable controls and penalties, amending Commission Regulations (EC) No 555/2008, (EC) No 606/2009 and (EC) No 607/2009 and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 436/2009 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article D784-21

…icles applicableIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 632-1-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 632-1No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 632-4no. 2008-1480 of 30 December 2008D. 632-5No. 2010-1715 of 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-3

…t surveillance and product conformity and amending Directive 2004/42/EC and Regulations (EC) No 765/2008 and (EU) No 305/2011 fails to comply with a measure taken pursuant to Article L. 4314-2 of this…

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