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Showing 46714680 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rules applicable to certain issuers.

Article D213-8

To be authorised to issue negotiable debt securities, the undertakings referred to in Article L. 213-3-2 must belong to one of the following categories:1° Companies in the form of joint stock companie…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Records of information relating to takings in cinemas

Article D212-85

…icket issued; 2° The number of the first admission ticket to be issued for the following screening; 3° The number of admission tickets issued, specifying those issued in advance; 4° The number of canc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article R2513-8

…fire brigade is responsible, in the area of jurisdiction provided for under I and II of article L. 2513-3 and for the missions defined in article R. 2513-5, the implementation of all fire-fighting and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quindecies

…to units in venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code in its version prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 ame…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition.

Article R4532-82

…arry out any of the work on the list of work involving particular risks provided for in article L. 4532-8.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L422-8

The temporary residence permit bearing the words "seeking employment or setting up a business" authorises the foreign national to engage in paid employment until the contract is concluded or the busin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for consulting employee representatives specific to collective redundancies.

Article L1233-8

…onsult the Social and Economic Committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees, in accordance with the conditions set out in this sub-section.The Social and Economic Committee delivers its op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-83

…of the Social Security Code orarticle L. 741-10 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, with the exception of compensation paid on termination of an open-ended employment contract.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-82

…mic committees, the determination of the overall amount of the employer's contribution paid to finance the committee's social and cultural activities is carried out at company level under the conditio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2312-84

In the event of a budgetary surplus, the members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee may decide, by deliberation, to transfer all or part of the amount of the annual surplus f…

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