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Showing 24812490 of 2923 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 30 Nov. 2018 – no. 2018-749 QPC

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Revenue

Article L3662-2

…ancial year.This I is applicable to the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in article 3 of law no. 72-657 of 13 July 1972 instituting measures in favour of certain categories of elderly traders a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Financial penalties imposed by the Regional Health Agency

Article L5472-2

…end of a period set by the formal notice. II. - The amount of the financial penalty may not exceed 30% of the pharmacy's turnover from e-commerce activities in its last financial year, subject to a l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-8

I.- Article 6(2) of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Employee savings funds.

Article R214-212

…ay include shares in sociétés anonymes à responsabilité limitée issued by companies governed by law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation and shares in mutual or cooperative ba…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Representation of professional platform organisations

Article L7343-22

…first paragraph; 6° Audience, measured every four years, which is assessed taking into account: a) 30% of the number of employees of the platforms that are members of the applicant organisation in re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Concealed employment.

Article L8221-6

…rticle L. 214-18 of the Education Code or transport on request in accordance with article 29 of law no. 82-1153 of 30 December 1982 on the orientation of domestic transport;3° The directors of legal e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article D621-27

…des marchés financiers, or no later than thirty days after authorisation. The fixed fee is paid on 30 April in subsequent years if the collective investment scheme, investment fund or sub-fund still…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Acquisition of rights

Article D5151-15

…in 3°, 4°, 8° and 11° of article D. 5151-14, declare to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, by 30 June each year at the latest, the number of hours they have worked during the previous calendar y…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Mandatory prior mediation

Article R5312-47

…mittents; d) Aid for creating or taking over a business as provided for in II of article 136 of law no. 96-1181 of 30 December 1996 on the finances for 1997.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Care of prisoners

Article R6111-36

…organisation of care and the medical operation of the care structure referred to in Article R. 6112-30 ;3° The conditions under which detainees have access to the medical equipment located in the heal…

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