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Showing 891900 of 54664 articles for Art. Loi 2012-958 of 16 Aug. 2012

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Documents provided to the labour inspector

Article D3171-16

The employer shall keep available for the Labour Inspectorate: 1° For a period of one year, including in the case of individualised working hours, or for a period equivalent to the reference period in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation and meetings.

Article R5312-16

The Board of Directors may only validly deliberate if at least ten of its members are present. If this number is not reached, the Board is reconvened within fifteen days. It may then validly deliberat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-16

…llity against third parties acting in good faith. However, nullity resulting from incapacity or one of the defects of consent may be relied on even against third parties by the incapable person and hi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Indirect taxes

Article 1698 D

The payment of duties, taxes, contributions or levies mentioned in articles 568,1559 and 1613 bis of this code and in article L. 245-7 of the Social Security Code, the total due amount of which exceed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article R732-16

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article R733-16

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-16

By way of derogation from 2° of Article R. 512-15, may be produced with the application:1° In the event of a transfer by death: a copy of any deed establishing the transfer, at the request of the heir…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Legal proceedings.

Article L1253-16

…ganisations in the user undertaking or in the grouping may bring civil actions under the provisions of this chapter on behalf of the employees of the grouping.They may bring these actions without havi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Supplementary apprenticeship contribution

Article 1609 quinvicies

…the apprenticeship tax pursuant to article 1599 ter A and whose annual salaried workforce, for all of the following categories, is below a threshold:1° Employees under a professionalisation or appren…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-16

…in the establishment will sign a certificate expressly stating this refusal; failing this, a record of the refusal will be drawn up.

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