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Showing 24612470 of 5170 articles for Art. 14 sept. 2011

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article A232

…relating to the declarations referred to in Parts B and C of Section III of Annex III to Directive 2011/16/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2011. The report shall speci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6324-5

…24-2 are financed in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in 5° of I of article L. 6332-14. The extended branch agreement referred to in article L. 6324-3 provides that the remuneration of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Payment terms

Article L2392-10

The provisions of articles L. 2192-10 and L. 2192-12 to L. 2192-14 apply.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies F

…1980. Structures meeting the criteria defined in the first paragraph and completed before 1 January 2011 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twelve months provided that they are incorporat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Supplementary protection certificate

Article R617-2-1

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Harm reduction

Article R3411-20

…der the conditions laid down in Article 5 of European Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies A

…f the Republic, the Prime Minister and the other members of the Government pursuant to I of article 14 of the amending finance law for 2002 (no. 2002-1050 of 6 August 2002) and, notwithstanding 1° of…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to conveyor belts.

Article R342-27

…articles R. 472-14 and…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-7

…ning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway; 5° Regulation (EU) No 181/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 on the rights of passengers i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Exposure to asbestos in buildings.

Article R1337-2

In this section, "the owner" refers to the persons defined in II and III of article R. 1334-14.

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