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Showing 48414850 of 7796 articles for Art. CE 29-12-1995 n° 118754

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions.

Article D6431-36

…r the proposal to have been made. The Joint Shareholders' Meeting shall draw up its own rules of procedure.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single section: Sale of products without packaging

Article D120-7

…lk sale is prohibited for the following products: 1° Heat-treated liquid dairy products, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter III of Section IX of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1466 A

…t of a net taxable base set for 2023 at €30,630 and updated each year according to the change in prices. Only establishments with fewer than 150 employees are eligible for this measure.The exemption a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-3

…ich a sports association or a company mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 secures the services of one of these employees, in return for remuneration, is a fixed-term employment contract.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-135

…been referred refuses to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the European Public Prosecutor's Office, the competent public prosecutor shall designate the magistrate competent to continue the investi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Hospitality certificates

Article R313-11

…otwithstanding article L. 231-1 of the Code des relations entre le public et l'administration, silence kept for more than one month by the mayor on the request for validation of the reception certific…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-41

The costs referred to in article L. 5424-15 are equalised by the Union des caisses de France-Congés intempérie BTP and by the paid leave funds provided for in article D. 3141-12, under the conditions…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Claims in contentious matters.

Article 58

…this option is open to them under Article 12, the parties may, if they have not already done so since the dispute arose, give the judge, in the joint application, the task of ruling as amiable compos…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-8

…asures in civil matters shall be made before the president of the judicial court ruling under the accelerated procedure on the merits.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-6

…of the first paragraph of article L. 1242-12, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros.A repeat offence is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros and six months' imprisonment.

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