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Showing 70817090 of 12756 articles for Art. BOI-RPPM-RCM-20-10-20-50 n°s 140–150

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Creation, extension and conversion.

Article R2324-24

The director or manager of the establishment or service must inform the President of the Departmental Council without delay of any proposed change relating to one of the elements of the application fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-14-4

Any person responsible for a nuclear activity is liable to a fifth-class fine for:1° Failing to transmit the file provided for in Article R. 1333-105 ; 2° Failing to comply with the general requiremen…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: State services and property made available to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-43

The services of the State which participate in the exercise of the competences transferred to the territorial collectivity of Corsica are, where necessary, made available to the territorial collectivi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis D

Benefits resulting from discounts on sale prices, the distribution of free shares and payment deadlines, as provided for in amended articles 11, 12 and 13 of law no. 86-912 of 6 August 1986 relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Drinks outlets.

Article L3352-5

The offer or sale, in any form whatsoever, of drinks other than those in groups 1 and 3 as defined in article L. 3321-1, in pubs and cafés opened on the occasion of a public fair, sale or celebration…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exposure limit values

Article R4451-8

The exposure of young people aged at least sixteen and under eighteen to ionising radiation does not exceed: 1° For the whole body, 6 millisieverts over 12 consecutive months, assessed on the basis of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-4

The following are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000:1° Failure by the holder of a manufacturing authorisation to have a qualified person in accordance with Article 97 of Reg…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-37

Subject to the rules set out in the following paragraph, public accountants, who are the consignees of extracts of judgments and rulings, shall collect, under the same conditions as fines, the 50% sur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Supplementary provisions

Article R3142-53

In the absence of an agreement mentioned in article L. 3142-65, the employer may refuse to grant representation leave if he establishes that the number of employees, per establishment, who have benefi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional representation

Article L7111-9

In companies in which a specific electoral college is created for professional journalists and persons treated as such, where the agreement or convention only concerns journalists or persons treated a…

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