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Showing 901910 of 21516 articles for Art. Cass. soc. – 28 Mar. 2018 – no. 16-12707

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Radiation protection inspector

Article R1333-168

…d in the first paragraph of Article L. 1333-29 from among its staff, as defined inArticle 16 of Law No. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-16

I. - When an exceptional event disrupts the regular operation of a trading venue, the AMF Chairman or his designated representative may suspend all or part of trading for a period not exceeding two co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional private equity funds

Article L214-160

…vate equity fund may also include : 1° Within the 15% limit mentioned in 1° of II of article L. 214-28, current account advances granted, for the duration of the investment made, to companies in which…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article R917-16

…o identifying or designating voters falling within the activities defined in the appendix to decree no. 98-247 of 2 April 1998 relating to craft qualifications and the trades and crafts sector. It als…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R814-162

Registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 et seq, subject to the provisions below. A copy of the declaration mentioned in article R. 814-160 is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6: Payroll tax

Article 1679 A

…d, if necessary, to the nearest euro.A mutual insurer which, between 1 January 2015 and 31 December 2018, establishes that it has exceeded the staffing threshold referred to in the first paragraph ret…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

…eception areas for Travellers and family rental sites defined in 1° to 3° of II of article 1 of law no. 2000-614 of 5 July 2000 relating to the reception and housing of Travellers ; 5° Collection and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-16

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-16 in respect of the task of collecting and distributing dividends laid down by the plan (number 4 of table 4-2) is set in proportion to the cumulative amount of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter VI: City of Paris

Article 1656 quater

…ty of Paris is assimilated to a department. However, City of Paris properties which, on 31 December 2018 belonged to the municipality or department of Paris and were exempt from property tax on built…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Review procedure

Article R1124-16

The request for re-examination relating to elements covered by Part II of the requests for substantial changes provided for in Article 20 of the aforementioned European Regulation of 16 April 2014 sha…

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