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Showing 15111520 of 47238 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 3-5-1956

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Employee profit-sharing and incentive schemes.

Article R212-5

The rules relating to employee profit-sharing are set out in Chapter I of Title IV of Book IV of the Labour Code and in Decree no. 87-947 of 26 November 1987 setting the conditions for application of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Secondment.

Article R6152-55

In the cases provided for in 2°, 4°, 6° and 8° of article R. 6152-51, the practitioner may not obtain a secondment before three years of service in his post.Only hospital practitioners appointed on a…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-5

The client or the person placing the order, informed in writing by an inspection officer mentioned in article L. 8271-7 or by a trade union or a professional association or an institution representing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Identification and verification of customer identity

Article R561-5

For the application of 1° of I of Article L. 561-5, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 shall identify their customers as follows: 1° Where the customer is a natural person, by collecting the cu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R4451-58

I.-The employer shall ensure that each worker receives appropriate information:1° Accessing areas defined under articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28 ;2° Taking part in operations involving the transport…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Levies on casino gaming revenue.

Article L2333-56

A progressive levy based on the proceeds of casino games governed by articles L. 321-1 et seq. of the Internal Security Code. The base for this levy is determined as follows: 1° Gross gaming revenue,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Operation and wholesale distribution of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5142-51

A company mentioned in 5°, 7° and 9° of article R. 5142-1 declares to the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail the territo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: State subsidies.

Article L2335-5

Subsidies for works are granted by the State or by public establishments under the authority of the State, regardless of the nature of the appropriations from which these subsidies are charged and the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VIII BIS: Special provisions for sole traders covered by the status defined in Section 3 of Chapter VI of Title II of Book V

Article R681-5

Decisions handed down pursuant to IV of article L. 681-2 and article L. 681-3 may be appealed by the parties within ten days of their notification.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1 - Organisation of the fund for financing and managing the individual training rights of local elected representatives

Article R1621-5

I. - The revenues of the fund mentioned in article R. 1621-4 are made up of: 1° The contributions payable by local elected representatives on their official allowances; 2° The advance referred to in A…

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