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Showing 131140 of 45698 articles for Art. Décret 81-255 du 3-3-1981

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-817

The provisions of this sub-section apply to staff governed by the provisions of sections 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this chapter.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Provisions specific to certain agreements

Article 816 A

I. - (Repealed).II. - The regime provided for in Article 816 is applicable, even where the transferring company is not liable for corporation tax, but only to the extent of contributions other than th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-81

A list of professional partnerships is appended to the Roll of the Association, with the following information: 1° Company registration number ; 2° Company name ; 3° Place of registered office; 4° Nam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Sampling and official control of veterinary medicinal products.

Article R5141-81

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may require a company exploiting an immunological veterinary medicinal product to submit…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-812

…practitioner holding the time savings account is definitively recognised as unfit to carry out his duties or dies without being able to use the days saved in his account, the practitioner himself or,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81 ter

…ollowing are exempt from tax up to an annual limit of €460: 1. (Not applicable); 2. The amount of deductions made from wages in connection with the subscription of shares issued by sociétés coopérativ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Provisions specific to certain agreements

Article 814 C

…t to the provisions of the last paragraph of III of Article 810, are registered free of charge:1° Reductions in the capital of companies against cancellation or reduction in the nominal value or numbe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Time savings account.

Article R6152-813

When a practitioner, whatever his position with regard to the status applicable to him, permanently ceases to carry out his activity, the days accumulated in his time savings account must be paid out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Provisions specific to certain agreements

Article 817 A

A Conseil d'Etat decree (1) sets the conditions for application of article 816, of II of article 816 A and Article 817, in particular the definition of partial contributions of assets, mergers or tran…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Choice of expert

Article L2315-81-1

…and notify the employer of these. The expert notifies the employer of the estimated cost, scope and duration of the expertise, within a timeframe set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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