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Showing 76517660 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Departmental committee for direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 1651 B

For the examination of disputes relating to the deduction of the remuneration referred to in 1° of 1 of Article 39 or to the taxation of the remuneration referred to in d of article 111, the taxpayers…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3a: Other penalties for serious breaches of the law

Article 1731 bis

1. For income tax purposes, the deficits referred to in I of article 156 and tax reductions may not be offset against the increases and duties giving rise to the application of one of the increases pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3a: Other penalties for serious breaches of the law

Article 1731 ter

Failure to comply with any of the obligations set out in Article 242 bis, observed during an inspection, is punishable by an overall fixed fine set at a maximum of €50,000.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Social and tax arrangements for profit-sharing.

Article L3325-1

Amounts transferred to the special profit-sharing reserve during the course of a financial year are deductible for the purposes of calculating corporation tax or income tax payable in respect of the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for exercising warning and withdrawal rights.

Article L4132-1

The right of withdrawal is exercised in such a way that it cannot create a new situation of serious and imminent danger for others.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-1

A State-owned industrial and commercial public body contributes to the public employment service mentioned in article L. 5311-1. To this end: 1° It participates in the training and qualification of pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Public body responsible for adult vocational training

Article L5315-10

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall define the terms and conditions for the application of this chapter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Public service for validation of prior learning

Article L6411-1

The role of the public service for validation of prior learning is to provide guidance and support to anyone applying for validation of their prior learning who can demonstrate that their activity is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Regional centres for occupational and environmental pathologies

Article R1339-1

In each region, for the implementation of the health policy guidelines defined in article L. 1411-1, including the promotion of health in all areas of life, particularly in the workplace, the reductio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Request for a formal statement of position

Article R1824-1

I. - The provisions of Chapter VI of Title I of Book I of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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