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Showing 24412450 of 3114 articles for Art. CA Versailles 25 octobre 1990

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Suppression of public drunkenness and protection of minors.

Article L3353-3

…the public prosecution may be extinguished, under the conditions set out in articles 495-17 to 495-25 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, by the payment of a fixed fine of €300. The amount of the redu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-17

…ssment is based in particular on the following criteria: 1° The demographics and sociology of the local population; 2° The cinematographic environment; 3° The entertainment policy pursued by the exhib…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quater

…ssessed pursuant to article 1499.The benefit of the allowance is subject to compliance with Article 25 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Dotation départementale d'équipement des collèges (Departmental grant for secondary school facilities)

Article R3334-17

The share of the departmental equipment grant for collèges allocated to all the departments in each region is determined each year in such a way as to take into account, up to 70%, the capacity of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collective protection measures

Article R4451-18

…or result in less exposure; 2° The choice of appropriate work equipment that, given the work to be carried out, emits less intense levels of ionising radiation; 3° The implementation of technical mea…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 7: Liquidation procedures other than safeguard and legal redress

Article A743-15

…ned, determined in accordance with the provisions of article R. 621-11, according to the following scale: NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES TURNOVER MAIN EMPOLUMENT No employees 535.00 € 1 to 5 employees 585.17 6 t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-17

…presentation on a subject of economic and financial culture followed by a discussion with the jury.Candidates have one hour to prepare for this test.The mark is assigned a coefficient of 3.2° A twent…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-19

…ntation on a subject relating to mandates in civil matters, followed by a discussion with the jury. Candidates have one hour to prepare for this test. The mark carries a coefficient of 3; 2° A twenty-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Economic interest groupings under French law.

Article L251-12

…nagement control, which must be entrusted to natural persons, and auditing of the accounts shall be carried out under the conditions laid down in the grouping's constitutive contract. However, when a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article R512-28

For the monitoring of mycotoxin levels in foodstuffs, only one sample is taken. It gives rise to the drawing up of a report under the conditions provided for in articles R. 512-10 and R. 512-11.

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