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Showing 34413450 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L773-42

I.-Pursuant to 8° ofArticle 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following are automatically applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Article…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-10

…bour Confederation)- Confédération générale du travail-Force ouvrière ;- l'Union nationale des syndicats autonomes UNSA-Education ;- Confédération française des travailleurs chrétiens (French Confeder…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 236 bis

…y and tax charges relating to holiday pay. A decree shall set the terms and conditions for the application of this article.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L461-1

…lds. The college also includes: 1° Six members or former members of the Conseil d'Etat, the Cour de cassation, the Cour des comptes or other administrative or judicial jurisdictions; 2° Five personali…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Consumer Council

Article D821-11

The Bureau of the National Consumer Council comprises, for each college, seven full members and an equal number of alternate members. The national consumer protection associations, benefiting from the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-1

…Any failure, in the context of a regulated activity, to comply with the provisions adopted in application of article L. 5132-8 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000:1° Layi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-13

…ount remains immediately realisable at any time at their initial face value. In the event of falsification, alteration, destruction or theft during dispatch of the special payment instruments referred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Taxes specific to resorts

Article D2333-82-5

Persons operating a casino pursuant to article L. 321-3 du code de la sécurité intérieure must declare and pay levies as follows: 1° For value added tax payers subject to the normal actual taxation re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-7

…R. 2131-5-5 is issued for a period of seven years, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to R. 6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of the specialised commission of the Regiona…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article D6213-1

For the application to Saint-Barthélemy of the provisions mentioned in articles D. 6213-2 to D. 6213-6 :1° References to communes, departments or regions are replaced by references to the overseas col…

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