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Showing 20412050 of 19519 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 27 January 2016

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1418-3

…nt and conditions of use of which are determined under the conditions defined by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Monitoring working hours

Article D212-17

…icles D. 212-21, D. 212-22 and D. 212-24, to the establishments covered by decree no. 83-40 of 26th January 1983.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°f: Defence restructuring zones

Article 1383 I

…ed for in I quinquies B of Article 1466 A and for the same duration as the latter.It applies from 1 January of the year following that in which the attachment to a qualifying establishment occurred.Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1599 quater B

…The flat-rate tax is due each year by the owner of the equipment mentioned in a, b or c of I on 1 January of the tax year.III.-The amount of the tax is established as follows: For each piece of equi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-4

…part in a deliberation or who abstains from sitting pursuant to article 12 of law no. 2017-55 of 20 January 2017 on the general status of independent administrative authorities and independent public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-9

…e replaced three times by the words: "in the second paragraph of article 6 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 March 2002 relating to health and social protection in Mayotte"; b) The words: "in the first para…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: International applications

Article R614-29

…ernational filing fee has not been made within the time limits set in Articles R. 614-26 and R. 614-27, the applicant is invited to pay the amount of the said fees within one month, plus the fee for l…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Foreign nationals who have been admitted to reside in another Member State

Article R421-47

…nual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché mobile ICT" provided for in article L. 421-27 is notified to the foreign national in writing as soon as possible and no later than 90 days from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-33

The public health establishment referred to in article R. 6111-27 coordinates the prevention and health education activities organised in the prison. To this end, it draws up a programme in agreement…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inventions by civil servants and public officials.

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

…85-1461 of 30 December 1985;Agents non titulaires:-researchers governed by decree no. 80-31 of 17 January 1980 as amended.-engineers and specialists governed by decree no. 59-1405 of 9 December 1959…

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