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Showing 571580 of 42697 articles for Art. Cass. com. 18-3-1964 n° 62-10.902

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Electorate and eligibility.

Article L2314-18

All employees who have reached the age of sixteen, have worked in the company for at least three months and have not been disqualified, disqualified or disqualified from exercising their civic rights…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ingredients and emissions

Article L3512-18

Tobacco product manufacturers and importers provide the public body designated by order with internal and external studies concerning the market and the preferences of consumer groups with regard to i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Rules of procedure.

Article L654-18

The public prosecutor may require the administrator or liquidator to hand over all deeds and documents held by them.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 E

Subject to the reservations set out in articles 1840 C et 1840 D persons who are jointly and severally liable to the Treasury for the payment of tax are also jointly and severally liable for the payme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 R

Stamps seized from those who allow themselves to be traded in contravention of the provisions of Article 893 are forfeited to the Treasury.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 C

Notaries, bailiffs and other agents with power to draw up deeds and reports, court clerks and administrative authorities who have neglected to submit to registration or to the merged formality, within…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 B

Any public or ministerial officer transferring or assigning an office who is found to have agreed or stipulated for his benefit a price higher than that expressed in the deed of assignment shall be su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 F

When they have neglected to make, within the prescribed time limits, declarations of assets transferred by death to heirs, donees or legatees, tutors and curators personally bear the penalties provide…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 D

Notwithstanding the provisions of article 1840 C, where the registration duties or land registration tax and similar taxes, relating to judgments handed down in court which must be registered on the m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Other sanctions and measures

Article 1840 G

I. - In the event of a breach of the undertaking given by a forestry group under the conditions provided for in 3° of 1 of Article 793 for the improvement of the production and land structure of Frenc…

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