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Showing 50615070 of 38785 articles for Art. 815-3 · C. civ. Art. 1873-8

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L2312-37

In addition to the subjects provided for in Article L. 2312-8, the Social and Economic Committee is consulted under the conditions defined in this section in the following cases:1° Implementation of m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Conditions for practising the profession of distiller

Article 311 bis

…drawing exemptions are laid down by order of the State authority designated by decree.(1) Annex IV, art. 51 bis to 51 sexies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-38

I.-For social and economic committees governed by Article L. 2315-64, the report referred to in Article L. 2315-69 , which provides information for analysing the accounts, includes information relatin…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article 343

1. The action for the enforcement of sentences shall be brought by the Public Prosecutor. 2. The action for the enforcement of tax penalties shall be brought by the Customs Administration; the Public…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 G

For the application of 2° of 1 of Article 39, the depreciation of buildings that have given entitlement to the tax reduction provided for in l'article 199 sexvicies are only allowed as a deduction fro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Definitions.

Article L7311-3

A traveller, sales representative or sales representative is any person who: 1° Works for one or more employers; 2° Is in fact exclusively and constantly engaged in the profession of representative; 3…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-39

The Board of Directors comprises :1° Seven representatives of the State:a) The Director of Sport and two other representatives of the Minister for Sport;b) A representative of the Minister for the Sea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Critical care

Article R6123-36

I. - Authorisation for entries 1° and 2° under the adult critical care modality may only be granted if the holder has at his disposal twenty-four hours a day, every day of the year: a) On site, full-t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Calculation for foreign operations

Article 211-31

…721-6 for which production approval has been granted. The calculation i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5215-35

The loss of revenue that the urban community suffers as a result of the temporary exemptions enjoyed by new constructions as well as the premises referred to in articles 1384 C and 1384 D of the Gener…

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