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Showing 24512460 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-4

When applying for registration in the Trade and Companies Register, the Special Register of Commercial Agents, the Special Register of Sole Proprietorships with Limited Liability or the National Regis…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Tariffs and their application

Article 679

Sont soumis à une imposition fixe : 1° Les actes qui ne comportent aucune disposition entrant dans les prévisions des 1° à 4° de Article 677; 2° Registrations of judicial or contractual mortgages not…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Taxation

Article 662

Subject to special provisions, the following are liable to registration duties:1° When they do not give rise to the merged formality, the deeds referred to in 1 of article 635 ;2° The acts referred to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to the City of Paris

Article L2512-9

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Account management

Article L4163-14

The professional prevention account is managed by the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie and the network of organisations of the occupational injury and disease branch of the general scheme. The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Adapted companies

Article L5213-15

A disabled worker employed in an adapted enterprise receives a wage set in accordance with the job he or she holds and his or her qualifications by reference to the legal provisions or collective barg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Development of apprenticeships in the non-industrial and non-commercial public sector

Article L6227-5

For the implementation of this chapter, an apprentice training centre may enter into an agreement with one or more training centres managed by a person referred to in article L. 6227-1 or with the Cen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Missions

Article L6333-4

The Caisse des dépôts et consignations is authorised to conduct procedures for the award of public contracts meeting its needs for the implementation of the personal training account, to conclude thes…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Funding and resources

Article R1114-37

The resources of the Union nationale and the regional unions are made up of :1° An allocation from the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie under the national fund for health democracy provided for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L941-9

Article L. 144-11 is worded as follows: "Art. L. 144-11 -If, in accordance with territorial regulations, the management lease contract includes a sliding scale clause, a request may be made to revise…

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