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Showing 47514760 of 9666 articles for Art. CE 16-11-1988 n° 47685-47741

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-1

The professional practice standard relating to communications with the bodies mentioned in article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code, approved by the Minister of Justice, is shown below: NEP - 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-41

Vocational training is paid for financially by employers in accordance with the terms defined in Chapter I of Title III of Book III of Part Six of the Legislative Part of the Labour Code. When it conc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis P

The fee referred to in article 302 bis N is established and recovered according to the same rules, under the same guarantees, privileges and penalties as for value added tax.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-32

To set the maximum time of absence to which are entitled, pursuant to Article L. 4134-7-1, elected representatives who are civil servants governed by titles II, III or IV of the general civil service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Provisions relating to the public establishment for the protection of Mediterranean forests

Article L1424-66

The staff of this establishment are governed by the provisions of loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R78

…cord cards exist, the content as well as that of the entries provided for in Article 769, is reproduced on bulletin no. 1. If not, the bulletin n° 1 is marked: "nil".

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-43

…on (EU) 2019/1020 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on market surveillance and product conformity as regards providers of order fulfilment services, as defined in Article 3…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L764-1

…g provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article D224-10

The ceiling provided for inArticle L. 3332-11 of the Labour Code is set at 16% of the annual amount of the ceiling provided for in Article L. 241-3 of the Social Security Code. The initial payment and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article R4437-5

I. - For the application to Mayotte of article R. 4432-10, references to articles R. 4432-1 to R. 4432-7 are replaced by references to articles R. 4437-3 and R. 4437-4.II. - For the application to May…

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