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Showing 34913500 of 50814 articles for Art. I · CE 12 October 2018 n° 401292 · TA Rennes 13 December 2001 · BOI-BIC-PVMV-20-40-20

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions and missions

Article L721-13

Within the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer, an observatory of bank charges is responsible for studying issues relating to bank charges in the local authorities referred to in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: France Compétences

Article L6123-13

When the national joint employment committee or the joint committee of the branch concerned does not set the terms and conditions for the funding of work-linked training or when the level chosen does…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of costs and resources between the region or department and the metropolitan authority

Article L5217-13

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transport of the body before committal (R).

Article R2213-13

The transport of the body of a person of full age who has consented to donate their body after their death for the purposes of medical teaching and research, pursuant to article L. 1261-1 of the Publi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Public policy

Article R3122-13

The occupational physician shall analyse the consequences of night work, in particular the alternation of shifts and the frequency of this alternation, when shifts operating alternately include a nigh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Requirements relating to the design and installation of electrical installations

Article R4215-13

Premises or locations reserved for the production, conversion or distribution of electricity, known as electrical service premises or locations, are designed and built in such a way as to ensure both:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-130

Leasing (number 114 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee proportional to the amount of the investment, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 2.580% F…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-134

Delegations of claims (numbers 119 to 121 of table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° In the case of perfect delegations, a fee proportional to the total sum delegated:a) Where it takes place by sep…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-135

The distribution of denarii by contribution (number 122 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of an emolument proportional to the gross assets, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-139

Mortgage loans intended to finance a professional activity (number 128 in table 5) give rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0…

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