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Showing 56815690 of 7796 articles for Art. CE 29-12-1995 n° 118754

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Reference perimeter and authorisation for installation within this perimeter

Article A761-13

…12, the manager of the national interest market shall inform the prefect whether or not it has surfaces and facilities corresponding to the request.If it has these areas, it provides the prefect with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General duties

Article R4312-1

…articles L. 4311-1 et seq. and to the student nurses referred to in article L. 4311-12. In accordance with article L. 4312-7, the Conseil national de l'ordre des infirmiers is responsible for ensurin…

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

Article R7122-20

No later than at the time of recruitment, the employer shall send to the authorised body the first part of the declaration enabling the obligation provided for in article L. 1221-10 to be met. The emp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-7-1

…ruction. The owner may be required to pay a contribution to the local authority organising the service or to the group to which it belongs, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decision of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-36

Aid is awarded in the form of a grant.The amount of aid is set as follows:1° For fiction projects, the amount of aid is set at:a) For series projects : 15,000, including a maximum of €10,000 for autho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article D753-23

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 341-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 341-2 to D. 341-4 with the exception of the second paragraphNo. 2019…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article D752-22

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 341-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 341-2 to D. 341-4 with the exception of the second paragraphNo. 2019…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article D754-20

…ht-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 341-1n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005D. 341-2 to D. 341-4 with the exception of the second paragraphNo. 2019…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-70

…yer shall apply the following measures: 1° Limitation of the quantities of this agent in the workplace; 2° Limitation of the number of workers exposed or likely to be exposed; 3° Development of work p…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 quater Q

…thin the meaning of 1 of article 92 or a civil activity subject to corporation tax, and by way of exception to the provisions of II of article 238 quater P, the transfer of assets or rights from the t…

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