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Showing 77017710 of 8539 articles for Art. BOI-IR-RICI-290-10 n° 210–330

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Job and career management

Article L2242-20

In undertakings and groups of undertakings within the meaning of article L. 2331-1 with at least three hundred employees, as well as in Community-scale undertakings and groups of undertakings within t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

An employee with one of the following mandates benefits from the protection provided by this chapter in the event of the termination of a fixed-term contract:1° Trade union delegate ;2° Elected member…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3136-1

Failure to comply with the measures prescribed by the requesting authority under articles L. 3131-8 and L. 3131-9 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €10,000.Violation of quarantin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-7

The contribution mentioned in article L. 821-5 and the dues mentioned in article L. 821-6-1 are liquidated, authorised and recovered according to the procedures laid down for the revenues of the State…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-2

For the application of Article R. 771-1: 1° In Article R. 712-5, references to the provisions of Article L. 811-1 are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Revenue from the operating section

Article L2573-43

I. - Articles L. 2331-1 to L. 2331-4 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III, IV and V.II. - For its application to the communes of French…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Cross-border mergers

Article R236-21

The draft terms of cross-border merger shall be drawn up by the management, administrative or executive body of each of the companies involved in the operation. The draft terms of cross-border merger…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Expenses arising from the appointment of ad hoc administrators

Article R216

In addition to the reimbursement of their travel expenses, calculated in accordance with the conditions laid down for travel by civil servants for the Ministry of Justice, each person appointed as an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article L773-8

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Savings bank network

Article L774-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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