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Showing 61016110 of 25376 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 7 Oct. 1997 – JurisData 1997-003951

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of establishments mentioned in b of 2° of article R. 1245-31

Article R1245-36

Unless the donation identification sequence has already been allocated to tissues or cells from a Member State of the European Union, the donation identification sequence is allocated by the establish…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-54

…to the occupational physician when he proposes that the worker be classified under Article R. 4451-57 or when he establishes that the worker is likely to receive, in the course of performing the occup…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-53

This prior individual assessment, recorded by the employer in a form that allows consultation for a period of at least ten years, includes the following information: 1° The nature of the work; 2° The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-55

Where the user undertaking has recourse to a temporary worker, it shall provide the temporary employment undertaking with a prior individual assessment of the assignment before the worker is made avai…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual assessment of exposure to ionising radiation

Article R4451-52

Prior to assignment to the workstation, the employer shall assess the individual exposure of workers: 1° Accessing areas defined under Articles R. 4451-24 and R. 4451-28; 2° Crew members on board airc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-26-12

The derogation, provided for in article L. 5132-11-1, from the minimum weekly working time for the holder of a fixed-term contract concluded in application of article L. 1242-3 is authorised by the Pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Derogation from the weekly working time in the event of combination with another part-time employment contract

Article D5132-26-13

The request for exemption is made either on the employer's initiative or on the employee's initiative in agreement with the employer. When the request for derogation is made at the employer's initiati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Levy on income from capitalisation bonds or contracts

Article 125-0 A

…d to in the fourth paragraph of this 1° applies first to products attached to premiums paid before 27 September 2017, then, for products attached to premiums paid from that same date and where the opt…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-4

…additional tax revenue resulting from the provisions of article 14 of the 1984 Finance Act (n° 83-1179 of 29 December 1983). From the year of transfer and for subsequent years, the amount of this adju…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 Q

The tax credit defined in article 220 octies is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company in respect of the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article w…

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