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Showing 89218930 of 60652 articles for Art. CISG adopted 11 April 1980 – in force for France 1 January 1988

French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Tax base

Article 1411 bis

…d exclusively to the accommodation of seasonal agricultural employees under the conditions provided for by Article L. 716-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, as well as accommodation for apprent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Simultaneous application of several penalties

Article 1729 A

1. Where adjustments made to a return filed on time are subject to penalties that do not have the same rate, the penalties are calculated by adding the adjustments to the items declared in descending…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Orientation

Article R551-1

For the application of article L. 551-4, the national reception plan for asylum seekers and refugees sets, every two years, the proportion of asylum seekers who must reside in each region, excluding o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: The office.

Article L5211-10

The bureau of the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation is composed of the president, one or more vice-presidents and, optionally, one or more other members. The number of vice-presidents…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the contribution levied on property insurance contracts

Article A422-1

The insurance contracts on which the contribution instituted by article L. 422-1 and mentioned in article R. 422-4 is based are those that cover property located on national territory and falling unde…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibited work.

Article L4154-1

It is forbidden to use an employee holding a fixed-term employment contract or a temporary employee to carry out particularly dangerous work included on a list drawn up by regulation. This list includ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Departmental Director of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training.

Article L4721-1

…Director of Companies, Competition, Consumption, Labour and Employment, on the report of the Labour Inspection officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 noting a dangerous situation, may give formal no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose.

Article L5134-100

The purpose of the contract relating to the activities of adult intermediaries is to improve relations between the residents of these neighbourhoods and public services, as well as social relations in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-1

Article L. 5411-5 does not apply to Mayotte.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-14

The personal training account may be topped up in application of a company or group agreement, a branch agreement or an agreement concluded by the trade unions of employees and employers managing a sk…

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