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Showing 39713980 of 43523 articles for Art. Cass. 1re civ. 18 April 1967 · Cass. civ. 25 March 1992 · Cass. com. 4 January 1994 · Cass. 3e civ. 9 December 2009 · Cass. 3e civ. 15 June 2011

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Control of biological limit values.

Article R4724-15-2

…of the bodies responsible for analyses, which include compliance with the provisions of articles R. 4412-51-2 and R. 4724-15-1 and the European technical standards in force.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Special schemes

Article 1594 F quinquies

…d'enregistrement au taux de 0,70 %:A. With the exception of those referred to in I of A of 'article 1594-0 G, transfers for valuable consideration of building land and new buildings referred to in 2°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-9

The insurance allowance and the allowance for self-employed workers provided for in Section 4 of Chapter IV of this Title are financed by :1° Employers' contributions ;2° Where applicable, contributio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-9

For the application of articles L. 622-24, L. 626-20, L. 625-3, L. 625-4 and L. 662-4, the institutions mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the French Labour Code are the territorial institutions resp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-15-1

…r a military port, the port director.III. - The surveillance programme provided for in article R. 3115-11 and the contingency plan provided for in article R. 3115-12 take account, where applicable, of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Temporary suspension of right to practise on grounds of infirmity or medical condition

Article R4221-15-2

…nal health agency and, for pharmacists in one of the statutory situations referred to in article L. 4061-3, to the armed forces health service.The notification states that the decision may be appealed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-9

…ne who makes a dilatory or abusive request for retraction may be liable to a civil fine of between €15 and €1,500.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quinquies

I. - In the event of a withdrawal of cash from an account defined in article L. 221-32-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the net gain referred to in 2 ter of II of article 150-0 A of this code is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-13

For cinematographic works commercially exhibited in cinemas between 22 June 2020 and 30 December 2020, by way of derogation from 4° of article 222-19, the maximum number of cinematographic establishme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles and terms of pawnbroking.

Article D514-9

…er;3° Identification of the pledged asset and its appreciable value, as estimated by the appraisers;4° A description of the characteristics of the loan, including :a) The type of loan ;b) The total am…

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