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Showing 64016410 of 12238 articles for Art. 7 févr. 1996

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R1521-1

…ulture are replaced by references to the Mayotte chamber of agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture; 7° References to the regional health insurance fund or the occupational health and pension insurance…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R281-5

…aced by the reference to the benefits mentioned in article 20-1 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte; 2° Article R. 210-1 is worded as follo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Dispensaries

Article L6424-1

…ons in Mayotte, under the conditions provided for in article 20 of order no. 96-1122 of 20 December 1996 relating to the improvement of public health in Mayotte. Under article L. 6416-5, the Mayotte p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties

Article L313-51

…ompany that has been the subject of safeguard or receivership proceedings initiated after 1 January 1996 and that has been unable to honour these commitments in full. For the application of these prov…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Expenditure

Article L2573-41

…22°, 25°, 26° and 31° are deleted.III. - For the application of Article L. 2321-3, the dates: "1997" and "1 January 1996" are replaced by the dates: "2009" and "1 January 2008" respectively.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article L518-4

…r public consultation with the standing committee of the National Assembly responsible for finance; 7° Two members appointed by the President of the Senate, on the basis of their expertise in finance,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

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 Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 decies

…he air quality monitoring organisations provided for by article 3 of law no. 96-1236 of 30 December 1996 on air and the rational use of energy, are authorised to deduct from the tax contributions due…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

…France in connection with the posting of employees, under the conditions mentioned in Directive 96/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1996 concerning the posting of wo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1499-00 A

…available to businesses that meet the conditions set out in article 19 of law no. 96-603 of 5 July 1996 relating to the development and promotion of trade and craft industries.Article 1499 does not a…

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