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Showing 811820 of 36918 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 4 Feb. 2014 – no. 12-14.466

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-12

…ings set, according to market conditions, under the terms and conditions set out in article R. 1511-4.The limits and conditions for granting aid are, depending on the areas, categories of business and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Exposure monitoring

Article R4412-120

…re at the workplace and the duration and extent of accidental exposure; 3° The work processes used; 4° The means of collective protection and the individual protection equipment used.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-124

…d in ownership loses the double voting right allocated pursuant to articles L. 225-123 and L. 22-10-46. However, a transfer as a result of inheritance, the liquidation of community property between sp…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-12

In the event of definitive cessation of the activity of publishing or distributing television services: 1° The tax due in respect of the previous year is declared and liquidated under the conditions a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article L3661-12

When the investment section of the budget shows a surplus after taking over the results, the local authority may transfer this surplus to the operating section in the cases and conditions defined by d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-12

I.-When the intermediaries referred to in 3° or 4° of the I of article R. 511-2 and their employees carry on the business of distribution as an ancillary activity to their main professional activity a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-12

…d safety of these medicines are strongly presumed on the basis of the results of therapeutic trials;4° These medicinal products are presumed to be innovative, particularly with regard to any clinicall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Risk assessment and dust measurement

Article R4412-128

…site and adjacent premises, the employer shall check compliance with the value set in Article R. 1334-29-3 of the Public Health Code by measuring dust levels: 1° In the area approaching the work area…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-12

…es, the lump-sum allocation of the former commune calculated in application of III of article L. 2334-7 is distributed between each new commune in proportion to the population.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Substitute team

Article R3132-12

If a company or establishment agreement provides for stand-in shifts, authorisation to exceed the maximum daily working time of ten hours is requested from the labour inspector.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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