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Showing 911920 of 54664 articles for Art. Loi 2012-958 of 16 Aug. 2012

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1694 bis

…e taxes covered by this scheme are determined under the conditions provided for in article L. 171-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…epties A or allowed to file their returns by calendar quarter in accordance with the last paragraph of 2 of Article 287 pay this tax by means of two instalments paid during the year in which it become…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-16

As soon as the daily working time reaches six hours, the employee is entitled to a break of at least twenty consecutive minutes.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Pre-production aid

Article 322-16

Support for the pre-production of video games is granted to help cover the following expenses:1° Remuneration paid to authors participating in the pre-production of the video game, pursuant to a contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and special conditions

Article R1125-16

…procreation is asked to take part in research involving the human person carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation, the provision of information and the obtaining of consent are req…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Service life and disposal

Article R1333-161

I.-A sealed radioactive source is considered to have expired at the latest ten years after the date of the first registration on the supply form or, failing this, after the date on which it was first…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Electronic money institutions

Article D775-16

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifying examination

Article A742-16

…rganisation and civil and commercial procedure;3° A fifteen-minute oral examination on the practice of commercial court registries;4° A fifteen-minute oral examination on the professional regulations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Refusal to pay for a professional transition project

Article R6323-16

…against the decision must be sent to the regional cross-industry joint committee within two months of the date of dispatch of the notification of rejection. It is examined by a joint appeals body set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5221-16

…5 and to reduce as far as possible the risk to personnel involved in the transport, storage and use of the devices, taking into account their intended purpose, from product leaks, contaminants and res…

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