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Showing 15211530 of 28297 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 7-7-2016 n° 15-12370

French General Tax CodeIn force
Transfer by deed executed abroad of interests in foreign real estate companies whose assets consist mainly of real estate or real estate rights located in France

Article 718 bis

When effected by deed executed abroad, transfers of holdings in legal entities with a preponderance of real estate assets as defined in 2° of I of Article 726 are subject to registration duty under th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The Metropolitan Council

Article L3631-7

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Residence ban

Article 762-5

The sentence enforcement judge may also decide to provisionally suspend the execution of the residence ban measure in accordance with the procedures set out in article 712-6. In urgent cases, provisio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Administrative police measures

Article R1322-74

In the event of non-compliance with the provisions of articles R. 1322-70 to R. 1322-73 or the individual decisions taken for their application, the Prefect will send the person responsible for the pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Powers and funding of the Agency and Working Conditions Committee

Article R1432-70

Each year, the single social report provided for in article L. 231-1 of the General Civil Service Code, drawn up by the Managing Director of the Agency, is presented to the Agency and Working Conditio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts concerning the protection of family members

Article A444-73

The acceptance or declaration of employment (number 28 of table 5) gives rise to the collection:1° A fixed fee of €26.41, where the employment or reinvestment has been made by means of an investment t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personal protection

Article R4434-7

If it is impossible to avoid the risks due to exposure to noise by other means, appropriate and properly fitted individual hearing protectors are made available to workers under the following conditio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-72

For all activities where there is a risk of contamination by carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction, the employer shall take the following appropriate measures: 1° Ensure that workers d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Arrangements for access to individual dosimetric monitoring data

Article R4451-70

I.-The occupational physician, under his responsibility, may communicate, in application of Article L. 4451-2, to the radiation protection advisor information covered by medical confidentiality relati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Professional inadequacy

Article R6156-75

The rapporteur shall investigate the case by all means likely to enlighten the Committee; he shall draw up a written report containing a statement of the facts and the arguments of the parties and sha…

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