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Showing 45614570 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-13

…least every two years in accordance with the procedures laid down in articles R. 4523-7 to R. 4523-12, to all external companies.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6241-21

…chools mentioned in 1° to 6° of article L. 6241-5 and the establishments mentioned in 7° to 10° and 12° of the same article, which are entitled to receive the payments mentioned in 1° of article L. 62…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Expenditure on tutoring and teacher training for apprenticeship masters

Article D6332-93

…ccompanies a person mentioned in article L. 6325-1-1. 230 per month per apprentice for a maximum of 12 months.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Mobile emergency and resuscitation unit

Article D6124-16

…its own intervention teams; 2° When it has the means of medical transport mentioned in article D. 6124-12, a garage for these means of land transport and liaison vehicles; 3° A secure room for storin…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1461

…1er juillet 1901 relative au contrat d'association, constituées conformément à l'accord du 25 avril 1996 portant dispositions communes à l'AGIRC et à l'ARRCO, et les associations et groupements d'inté…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-112

…technical director of the sports federation concerned by the sports option mentioned in article D. 212-70, the federation holding the delegation instituted in article L. 131-14, or his representative;…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1740 A bis

I. - Where the tax authorities have imposed an 80% surcharge on the taxpayer on the basis of c of 1 of Article 1728, b or c of article 1729 or article 1729-0 A, any natural or legal person who, in the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-23-2

The loss of revenue that the communauté de communes suffers as a result of the temporary exemptions enjoyed by new constructions as well as the premises referred to in articles 1384 C and 1384 D of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Urban Community

Article L5215-35

The loss of revenue that the urban community suffers as a result of the temporary exemptions enjoyed by new constructions as well as the premises referred to in articles 1384 C and 1384 D of the Gener…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coordination committees.

Article D1432-1

I. - The following are members of the coordination commission in the fields of prevention, school health, occupational health and maternal and child protection:1° The Director General of the Regional…

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