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Showing 17711780 of 2182 articles for Art. 156 bis

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-3

…e scheme applies : 1° For user companies, to the legal entities listed in a to g of 1 ofarticle 238 bis of the General Tax Code, to young companies that have been in existence for less than eight year…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article R712-7

…pe of these structures, leading to their inclusion in the scope of consolidation or combination; 5° bis Resolutions relating to a transfer of activity to another person governed by public or private l…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D51

…inal Code, the prohibitions on contact or appearance provided for by 9°, 11°, 12°, 13°, 18° and 18° bis of article 132-45 of the same code, imposed by a criminal court as a penalty, a personalisation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition.

Article R6152-322-3

If the administration finds that the list does not meet the conditions laid down in article L. 6156-3, it will inform the list delegate by means of a reasoned decision. This decision shall be given by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-50

If the administration finds that the list does not meet the conditions set out in article L. 6156-3, it will give the list delegate a reasoned decision declaring the list inadmissible. This decision i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-25

I. - For the application of this chapter, the department referred to in Article L. 561-23 may request that the documents, information or data, regardless of the medium used, kept pursuant to Article L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-7

…mixte concerned. Nor does it alter the perimeter within which this syndicate exercises its powers.I bis. - (Repealed)II. - When some of the communes of a syndicat de communes or of a syndicat mixte ar…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…V of the same code;7° Offences provided for by the forestry code and by the code de l'urbanisme;7° bis (Repealed)8° The offences provided for by the code de la construction et de l'habitation;9° Les…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-5

…the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and which fall within the scope of 1 du I de l'article 990 I bis du code général des impôts, the surrender value on the day of the policyholder's death of the li…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 A

…yable interest-free advance provided for by Article D. 317-1 of the Construction and Housing Code.I bis. - For the housing constructions mentioned in the second paragraph of I, the duration of the exe…

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