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Showing 881890 of 21516 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 28 Mar. 2018 – no. 16-12707

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A

I. - Subject to the provisions of Article 1639 A bis, local authorities and competent bodies shall notify the tax departments, before 15 April each year, of decisions relating either to the rates or t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-161

…pointed by the agency director. He/she works in the agency under the conditions laid down by decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Occupational health

Article R1432-160

A health and safety inspector will work in the agency under the conditions set out in decree no. 82-453 of 28 May 1982 on health and safety at work and medical prevention in the civil service. The Lab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-16

The substitution referred to in articles R. 3221-13 and R. 3221-16 is recorded by the Prefect or the President of the Departmental Council and notified to their co-contractors.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX octies: Taxe spéciale d'équipement au profit de l'établissement public Société du Grand Paris (Special equipment tax for Société du Grand Paris)

Article 1609 G

…for the benefit of the Société du Grand Paris public establishment created by the article 7 of law no. 2010-597 of 3 June 2010 relative to Greater Paris, a special equipment tax intended to finance t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-16

Any gaps in representation between women and men as referred to in Article L. 1142-11 are published annually, no later than 1st March of the current year, in respect of the previous year, in a visible…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: National register of persons who lend themselves to research involving the human person

Article R1121-16

…cle L. 1121-1. Its implementation and procedures are determined under the conditions defined by Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties. When the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Liability insurance

Article R519-16

I. - The civil liability insurance policy taken out by a bank and payment services intermediary pursuant to article L. 519-3-4 shall include cover for an amount that may not be less than a level set b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-16

…s application in the manner provided for in the second and third paragraphs of article 36 of decree no. 85-295 of 1 March 1985 issued for the application of law no. 84-148 of 1 March 1984 relating to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-16

The following shall be recipients of the personal data referred to in this section:

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