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Showing 571580 of 26972 articles for Art. CE 16-4-2012 n° 323592

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-16

…lating to the pre-employment declaration; d) Article R. 1234-9, relating to the unemployment insurance certificate; e) Article L. 4622-6, relating to expenditure on occupational health services; f) Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2352-16

…an agreement which determines : 1° The participating companies, establishments and subsidiaries concerned by the agreement ; 2° The composition, number of members and allocation of seats of the repre…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for the distribution of works intended for young audiences

Article 223-16

Aid for the distribution of works intended for young audiences is awarded in consideration of :1° The artistic quality of the cinematographic works presented, the distribution forecasts and conditions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Payment by bank transfer of final levies, withholding taxes and the annual contribution on rental income

Article 1681 quinquies

…ithholding tax provided for in Article 119 bis and the deductions assessed and recovered in accordance with the same rules shall be paid by direct transfer to the Treasury account opened with the Banq…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Implementing provisions

Article R1333-165

The procedures for applying the provisions of this section are defined in decisions of the Nuclear Safety Authority approved by the Minister responsible for radiation protection as regards :1° The reg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-16

…firms mentioned in article L. 822-1-4 file or send, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, an application for registration with the Haut conseil du commissariat aux comptes. The applic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

…e examination, and the risks that refusal would entail for the members of his family potentially concerned, in the event that a genetic anomaly is diagnosed which could be responsible for a serious co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

…Beverages consisting of:a) A prior mixture of beverages with an actual alcoholic strength not exceeding 1.2% vol. and alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 111-4 of the Code d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16

…ital Requirement provided for in Article R. 352-2, calculated using the standard formula in accordance with Subsection 2 of Section 1 of Chapter II of this Title, or using a partial or full internal m…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-16

…e expenses include the purchase of materials, supplies and equipment, rental of buildings, maintenance and repair costs relating to these buildings, travel expenses, technical documentation, postage a…

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