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Showing 38013810 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article L4135-1

…e of his company who is a member of a regional council the time necessary to attend and participate in:1° The plenary sessions of this council;2° The meetings of the committees of which he is a member…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L7125-1

…who is an advisor to the assembly of French Guyana the time necessary to travel to and participate in:1° To the plenary sessions of the assembly;2° To the meetings of the committees of which he is a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Granting of reductions in sentences under article 721

Article D116-1

When the remaining period of incarceration is less than one year, the sentence enforcement judge will take into account the entire remaining period of incarceration when assessing the amount of senten…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Participation in general meetings of the company's shareholders.

Article D3341-1

An employee appointed as a proxy for the company's employee shareholders, in accordance with Article L. 225-106 of the French Commercial Code, shall confirm in writing to the employer, no later than f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article R3123-1

In order to benefit from the time required to attend and participate in the sittings and meetings referred to in article L. 3123-1, an elected member of a departmental council who is an employee shall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate.

Article R4135-1

In order to benefit from the time required to travel to and participate in the sittings and meetings referred to in article L. 4135-1, an elected member of a regional council who is an employee shall…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R7125-1

In order to benefit from the time required to attend and participate in the sittings and meetings referred to in article L. 7125-1, an assembly councillor who is an employee shall inform his employer…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Safety data sheet

Article R4461-13-1

In order to ensure the traceability of any exposure to the risks inherent in the work carried out under the conditions mentioned in Article R. 4461-1, the employer shall keep the original of the safet…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Amount of the surcharge and recovery of the unpaid parking charge

Article R2333-120-17-1

The Agence nationale de traitement informatisé des infractions governed by decree no. 2011-348 of 29 March 2011 is the authorising officer responsible for issuing the enforcement order provided for in…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Withholding tax on income from shares and similar income, where the beneficiaries do not have their real domicile or registered office in France, and on interest and bond income

Article 1673 bis

The withholding tax payable under the provisions of Article 115 quinquies is declared and paid to the Treasury by the company no later than the fifteenth day of the fourth month following the end of t…

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