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Showing 27412750 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-138

…owing provisions: 1° Ventilation and sanitation rules provided for in articles R. 4222-1 to R. 4222-17 and R. 4222-20 to R. 4222-22 ; 2° Rules relating to the thermal environment, cold and bad weather…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Entry on the roll of the order

Article D4311-52-3

…ponding to the provisional registration period. In application of articles 39 et seq. of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, the nurse concerned may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff of hospital foundations

Article R6141-64

…n a position in accordance with their status; 2° Contractual agents governed by decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to contractual agents of the State tak…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Depreciation of assets acquired on expiry of a leasing contract

Article 239 sexies C

…article and the reporting obligations. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS CONCLUDED FROM 1 JANUARY 1996. The cost price of the asset acquired at the end of a leasing contract is increased by the non-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-4

…joint information and consultation committee provided for inarticle 34 of law no. 96-452 of 28 May 1996 on various health, social and statutory measures, in accordance with the procedures laid down b…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 998

…ment or an indemnity on cessation of activity paid under article 2 of law no. 96-126 of 21 February 1996 creating a joint intervention fund in favour of employment on condition: a) That the company is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156

…d.The provisions of the first paragraph apply for the determination of taxable income in respect of 1996 and subsequent years to deficits realised by members of co-ownerships mentioned in Article 8 qu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Itinerant commercial and craft activities

Article A123-80-1

…le L. 123-1-1 of the French Commercial Code or by V of article 19 of the loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'artisanat, le certificat d'insc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97

…or manufactured before the entry into force of the provisions of decree no. 96-1133 of 24 December 1996 relating to the ban on asbestos, adopted in application of the Labour Code and the Consumer Cod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article L2251-5

…medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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