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Showing 55415550 of 8536 articles for Art. CE 27-11-2019 n° 418379

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue.

Article R2331-1

The fee proportional to the number of kilowatt-hours produced from hydropower provided for in article L. 2331-2 (7°) is determined in accordance with the provisions of article 43 of the standard speci…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Liens and insurance

Article D3253-3

…eement or this agreement is six months prior to the date of the judgment opening the safeguard or receivership proceedings.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article R3165-4

…64-6 and the decrees issued for its application, is punishable by a fifth-class fine. 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
Chapter III: Infringements of the rules concerning work by young people and by pregnant women, women who have recently given birth or who are breastfeeding

Article R4743-5

…1 to L. 4153-5 and the decrees implementing them is punishable by a fifth-class fine. Repeated offences are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-5

…monitor the level of own funds that has been determined by each Class 2 investment firm in accordance with Article L. 533-2-2 and shall verify that it maintains a level of own funds sufficiently in e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Exempt assets

Article 976

…in a civil solidarity pact or notorious cohabitee, one of their brothers or sisters, one of their ascendants or descendants, or the spouse, partner in a civil solidarity pact or notorious cohabitee of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2° bis: Tax credit for expenditure on audiovisual and cinematographic creation, royalties paid to collective management organisations and remuneration paid directly to authors

Article 220 sexies A

I.-Companies engaged in the business of publishing television services, radio services or on-demand audiovisual media services within the meaning of the fourth to sixth paragraphs of Article 2 of Law…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-28

In order to grant the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-27, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée must ensure, on the basis of measurable economic data, in par…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Special housing allowance for primary school teachers

Article L2573-53

…h, the words: "l'indemnité communale prévue par l'article L. 921-2 du code de l'éducation" are replaced by the words: "une indemnité aux instituteurs non logés, dont les conditions d'attribution sont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55-3

…07-2 only applies in the event of simultaneous payment, within one month, of the fine, the fixed procedural fee provided for by the provisions of article 1018 A of the General Tax Code and, where appl…

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