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Showing 98819890 of 44169 articles for Art. 4 Oct 1996 — RJDA 3/97 n° 431

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Control and accounting

Article R6332-34

Skills operators draw up annual accounts in accordance with the accounting principles and methods defined in the French Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Transmission of documents

Article R6332-33

Each skills operator sends the Minister responsible for vocational training the individual information relating to the beneficiaries of the apprenticeship and professionalisation contracts that it hel…

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

Article L2333-30

…ith the following scale:(In euros)Categories of accommodation Lowest rate Ceiling rate Palaces 0.70 4.00 5-star tourist hotels, 5-star tourist residences, 5-star furnished tourist accommodation 0.70 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3826-3

…019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for the justice system.Article L. 3353-4 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting from Act No. 2016-41 of 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair terms

Article R212-3

The 3° of article R. 212-1 and 4° and 6° of article R. 212-2 are not applicable to: 1° Transactions concerning transferable securities, financial instruments and other products or services whose price…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2213-3

…sciplinary team provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 2213-1 comprises at least: 1° A doctor holding a diploma of specialised studies in gynaecology-obstetrics or an equivalent diploma, w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conclusion of the contract

Article R6222-3

…30-1 of the Social Security Code; 3° The diploma or qualification being prepared by the apprentice; 4° The surname, first name and date of birth of the apprenticeship supervisor; 5° A certificate from…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy.

Article L3123-34

…alifications ; 2° The elements of the remuneration ; 3° The employee's minimum annual working time; 4° The work periods ; 5° The distribution of working hours within these periods.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General conditions

Article 311-5

…or financial support for production and preparation:1° Fiction;2° Animation;3° Creative documentary;4° Audiovisual adaptation of a live performance;5° Magazine of particular interest of an essentially…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 917-3

…nancial aid to which the distribution companies can claim in application of article 222-3, between 14 October and 29 October 2020, are those fixed in article 917-4.

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