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Showing 22212230 of 19519 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 27 January 2016

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Powers of the State representative

Article L2573-22

…the authority of French Polynesia, under the conditions set out in Article 34 of the Organic Law of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia. An agreement between the State and Fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4441-4

…to L. 4441-11 . Article L. 4124-5 is applicable in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-644 of 27 April 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Information for bankers, finance companies, electronic money institutions and payment institutions

Article R721-4

…it institutions concerned, all information gathered pursuant to Article R. 721-8 and Article R. 721-27.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific procedures applicable to occupational health professionals, occupational health and prevention services and occupational health services in agriculture, providing enhanced individual monitoring of a worker exposed to ionising radiation

Article R4451-86

…onal health inspector, may decide to derogate from the provisions of articles D. 4622-25 to D. 4622-27 when this is justified by the geographical distribution of workers benefiting from the individual…

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

Article 1519 G

…aning of the Energy Code.II. - The flat-rate tax is payable by the owner of the transformers on 1st January of the tax year. However, for transformers that are the subject of a concession contract, th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Industrial establishments

Article 1499

…n 2°: a) 25% in respect of land and buildings, and a) 25% for property acquired or created before 1 January 1976; > b) 33.33% for property acquired or created before 1 January 1976. b) 33.33% in respe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II. Declarations made by insurance companies, provident institutions, associations and mutual societies

Article 1649 ter

…r 1991, the cumulative amount of premiums paid between the policyholder's seventieth birthday and 1 January of the year of the declaration, where this amount is greater than or equal to €7,500;2° For…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The person responsible

Article R1261-15

…s working in the establishment or assimilated staff pursuant to article 5 of decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 relating to the National Council of Universities for health disciplines and article 6 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 C

…in 5° of 1 of Article 39 (1). The total amount of provisions for price increases set aside before 1 January 1984 may, as from the first financial year opened after that date, be reintegrated in equal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-11-1

…d, where it exists, of the council of the delegated commune. This decision only takes effect on 1st January of the following year. Civil status records relating to events occurring within the territor…

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