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Showing 43614370 of 7758 articles for Art. 10 nov. 1982

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Benefits in kind

Article D3231-13

…eive a compensatory allowance, food calculated in accordance with the provisions of article D. 3231-10, is only taken into account for half its value.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23

…s who have breached the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 or L. 232-17: 1° A warning; 2° A temporary or permanent suspension: a)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…9 and in 8°, 11°, 12° and 13° of Article L. 5462-8 may not exceed €150,000 for a natural person and 10% of the turnover for the last financial year for which the accounts have been closed, up to a max…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L775-37

…016-1575 of 24 November 2016 L. 562-3 to L. 562-9 Ordinance no. 2020-1342 of 4 November 2020 L. 562-10 Ordinance no. 2016-1575 of 24 November 2016 L. 562-11 and L. 562-12 Ordinance no. 2020-1342 of 4…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278 sexies-0 A

…nd covered by the urban renewal policy 2° of A of II 5.5% Other social rental housing 3° of A of II 10% Premises that are the subject of an acquisition-improvement, a similar transaction subject to ce…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents

Article L511-35

…ication of these provisions to the branches of credit institutions mentioned in I of Article L. 511-10, the obligations provided for in Article L. 232-1 of the Commercial Code are fulfilled by the per…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxes

Article 1519 C

…is distributed as follows: 15% to the Comité national des pêches maritimes et des élevages marins, 10% to the comités régionaux des pêches maritimes et des élevages marins within whose jurisdiction t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Renewal of residence permit

Article L433-1

…mit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business", provided for in article L. 422-10, which are not renewable, renewal of the temporary or multiannual residence permit is subject to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-18-6

…Autorité des marchés financiers is responsible for applying the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on OT…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Introduction of profit-sharing.

Article L3312-4

…rofit-sharing agreement or in respect of the profit-sharing supplement mentioned in article L. 3314-10 are excluded from the basis of assessment for the contributions defined in articles L. 131-6 and…

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