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Showing 101110 of 17174 articles for Art. CE 18-6-2008 n° 285380

French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1813

…f the provisions of article 306 is punishable by the same penalty; c. In the event of a repeat offence under a and b, a term of imprisonment of one year may also be imposed. Any person who, having bee…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Criminal penalties

Article 1837

…ties set out in I are cumulative with the penalties imposed under the tax laws for omissions and concealment.III. - The articles 121-6 and 121-7 of the Penal Code are applicable to the offence specifi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibitions

Article R4313-18

The affixing on machinery or personal protective equipment, on its packaging or on any document concerning it, of any marking, sign or inscription which is likely to mislead as to the meaning or form,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Consultation of the High Council for Social Dialogue

Article R2152-18

The Minister for Labour presents the results recorded to the High Council for Social Dialogue and consults it on the list of professional employers' organisations that are representative by branch and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Supervision of apprenticeship training leading to a diploma

Article R6261-18

…ed in article R. 6261-16. The reports are systematically sent to the educational control mission concerned by the training course being audited.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial and accounting system

Article R211-18

…financial and accounting regime of the Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance is set out in articles…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-18

…eign nationals mentioned in 6° to 11° and 13° to 18° of article R. 431-16 who wish to remain in France beyond the time limits mentioned in the same article apply for a temporary residence permit or a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-18

…ribution of assets is the subject of publication by each of the participating associations of a notice, at the expense of the participating associations, under the conditions mentioned in article 50 o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Obligations and financial responsibility of project owners and principals

Article R1263-18

The control officer who issued the alert informs the employees concerned in writing that if the employer, project manager or principal fails to pay their wages, they may take their case to the industr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Criminal penalties

Article 1810

In addition to the penalties provided for in articles 1791 to 1794, the offences referred to below are punishable by one year's imprisonment, increased to three years for the offences mentioned in 10°…

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