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Showing 46514660 of 50010 articles for Art. CJEC – Metro I – 25 Oct. 1977 – case 26/76

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3142-58

In the event of a dispute, the industrial tribunal (Conseil de prud'hommes), to which the matter has been referred pursuant to Article L. 3142-76, shall have final jurisdiction.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

In the absence of stipulations in the agreement provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 2314-1, the number of members of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee provided fo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and mission

Article L561-23

I - A national financial intelligence unit shall exercise the powers provided for in this chapter. It shall be made up of agents specially authorised by the Minister for the Economy. The conditions of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article R822-29

The statutory auditor omitted from the list pursuant to articles R. 822-25, R. 822-26 and R. 822-28 may apply for re-registration in accordance with the procedure set out in Section 1 of Chapter II of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1770 decies

Any failure, error or omission under the obligations provided for in II of Article 1586 octies shall be punishable by a fine equal to €200 per employee concerned, up to a limit set at €100,000.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Care of prisoners

Article R6431-78

The health agency, in application of article R. 6431-76, includes in its establishment plan the procedures for working in prisons.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 E

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 323-13 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the contribution of an asset by a farmer to a Groupement agricole d'exploitation en commun const…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX ter : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land and development establishments in French Guiana and Mayotte

Article 1609 B

In French Guiana and the Department of Mayotte, a special equipment tax is introduced for the benefit of public establishments created pursuant to Article L. 321-36-1 of the town planning code.This ta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Measures taken to protect the population and the environment

Article R1333-17

When the person responsible for a nuclear activity carries out compulsory measurements of environmental radioactivity in order to contribute to the monitoring of exposure of the population and the env…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article R5721-2

When a mixed syndicate defined in article L. 5721-2 no longer counts, as a result of the application of articles L. 5211-41-1, L. 5215-22, L. 5215-40-1, L. 5216-7 and L. 5216-10, only one member, its…

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