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Showing 99219930 of 65739 articles for Art. 384 and Cass. 1ère civ. 6-3-2013 n° 11-26.728 FS-PBI

French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Distribution of the proceeds of fines and confiscations.

Article 391

1. The Treasury's share of the proceeds of fines and confiscations resulting from cases prosecuted at the request of the Customs Administration is 40% of the net proceeds of seizures. 2. The condition…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R4624-39

The time required for medical visits and examinations, including additional examinations, is either taken from the employees' working hours without any deduction in salary, or paid as actual working t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Basis, rates and exemptions for tourist tax.

Article L2333-30

The rate of tourist tax is set, for each type and category of accommodation, per person and per overnight stay.This rate is set by deliberation of the municipal council taken before 1st July of the ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Basis, rates and exemptions for tourist tax.

Article L2333-31

The following are exempt from the tourist tax: 1° Minors; 2° Holders of a seasonal employment contract employed in the municipality; 3° Persons benefiting from emergency accommodation or temporary reh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Remuneration arrangements

Article R6323-18-3-1

…3° of the I of article R. 6323-9-1, the amount of the insurance allowance received by the employee and the allowances paid by the caisse des congés spectacles. II.-The average reference salary of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-36

…ticle L. 123-1 ; 2° The commercial agents referred to in article L. 134-1; 3° Persons in the trades and crafts sector mentioned in the article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au déve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions.

Article D2411-3

…lectors of the section pursuant to articles L. 2411-3, L. 2411-4, L. 2411-6, L. 2411-11, L. 2411-16 and L. 2412-1, is expressed either by a collective letter, or by individual or collective letters wr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Granting of reductions in sentences under article 721

Article D116-3

…ng served or due to be served corresponds to one of the convictions referred to in articles 721-1-1 and 721-1-2 or to one of the situations described in the eighth paragraph of Article 721. These rule…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Collection, control, penalties and litigation relating to tourist tax

Article L2333-34-1

…es applicable per declaration not to exceed €12,500. II.-Lodgers, hoteliers, owners, intermediaries and professionals mentioned in article L. 2333-34 who fail to collect tourist tax from a taxable per…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18-3

I. - The draft budget is sent by the Director General to the Ministers for Sport and the Budget at least fifteen days before it is presented to the Board of Directors of the institution. II. - The Boa…

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