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Showing 46514660 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3135-2

…Contraventions give rise to as many fines as there are employees illegally employed. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Monitoring of biological limit values

Article R4412-32

…ational physician that a biological limit value for a chemical agent hazardous to health has been exceeded, under the conditions laid down in Article R. 4412-51-1, the employer : 1° Carry out a risk a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Ingredients and emissions

Article R3513-7

…n: 1° Exhaustive data on sales volumes, by brand and by product type; 2° Information on the preferences of different consumer groups, namely: a) Young people aged 11 to 15 and 16 to 25; b) Women; c) M…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81 ter

…he conditions laid down by Articles 35 to 44 of Law no. 78-763 du 19 juillet 1978 portant statut de ces sociétés.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article R4746-2

…14 ; 2° For failing to comply with the provisions of article R. 4313-16. II-Recidivism for the offences provided for in I is punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the Criminal Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-3

…ame article L. 533-22-2, the part of the variable part of the remuneration whose payment may be reduced or give rise to restitution.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-17

…ut in articles R. 4433-18 to R. 4433-22, from the special contribution created within the general decentralisation grant for the establishment and implementation of town planning documents pursuant to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Actions for recovery.

Article D5424-65

…is lodged with the court within whose jurisdiction the creditor organisation has its registered office when the constraint has been issued for the recovery of contributions and late payment increases…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 H

…d by first-time buyers who have taken out state-subsidised loans (PAP) between 1 July 1981 and 31 December 1984 and who are unable to meet their repayments, when the first-time buyers who sell these h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of offences relating to trafficking in human beings, procuring or the use of prostitution of minors

Article 706-34

The offences provided for by articles 225-5 to 225-12-4 of the Criminal Code, as well as the offence of participation in a criminal association provided for by l'article 450-1 du même code lorsqu'il a…

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