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Showing 30813090 of 4867 articles for Art. CJEU – Bellone – 30 Apr. 1998 – C-215/97

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

…r human transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; 28. Collective food poisoning; 29. Tuberculosis; 30. Tularemia; 31. Exanthematic typhus; 32. Zika ; 2° Other diseases : 1. Lead poisoning in minors.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-102

…00 1.596% From €17,000 to €60,000 1.064% Over €60,000 0.799%When the auction price does not exceed €30, the notary is only entitled to the reimbursement of his outlays, duly justified.The emolument is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: The safety study

Article R4462-4

…his modification is subject to a new approval, in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 4462-30. If the modification is not considered significant, the safety analysis drawn up by the employer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article R4031-40

…e annual work programme. This fraction is determined by the union assembly and may not be less than 30% or more than 80% of the union's annual budget. Within the regional union of doctors, a fraction…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for registration in national directories

Article R6113-11

…rsal design as defined by Article 2 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 30 March 2007; 3° The introduction of procedures for checking all the arrangements for organising as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations

Article R8293-4

…hotograph that does not comply with the standards set out in article 6-1 of decree no. 2005-1726 of 30 December 2005 relating to passports constitutes valid grounds for not issuing the card or for inv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Form, content and transmission of the contract

Article L1254-15

The employment contract includes the following clauses and information: 1° Clauses and information relating to the relationship between the temporary employment agency and the temporary employee: a) T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-2

I.-The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide to apply the requirements of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, in accordance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Liquidation

Article 790 A

…r the customer base of a sole proprietorship or the shares or stocks of a company, an allowance of €300,000 is applied, at the option of the donee, to the value of the business or customer base or to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AF

I.-Where an intermediary is subject to a reporting obligation similar to that provided for in Article 1649 AD in several European Union Member States, the cross-border scheme is declared exclusively t…

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