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Showing 5160 of 57142 articles for Art. Loi 2019-744 of 19-7-2019

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 199

…vered in chambers. However, if the adult defendant or his or her lawyer so requests from the outset of the proceedings, they shall be held and the judgment shall be delivered in open court, unless pub…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial and accounting system

Article R7345-19

The institution's Chief Executive Officer may set up revenue and imprest accounts under the conditions set out in Decree no. 2019-798 of 26 July 2019 on the revenue and imprest accounts of public bodi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 7: Civil fines

Article 1180-19

The civil fine provided for in Article 387-6 of the Civil Code may not exceed 10,000 euros.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-19

I. - The AMF Ombudsman is appointed by the AMF Chairman on the advice of the AMF Board for a renewable term of three years. The Ombudsman is empowered to receive complaints from any interested party t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Appeal procedures

Article R2152-19

…sued pursuant to Article L. 2152-6 shall be brought before the court designated by Article R. 311-2 of the Code of Administrative Justice.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Breastfeeding facilities

Article R4152-19

The floor and wall coverings in the breastfeeding room are easy to clean and are redone whenever cleanliness is required.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° : Tax reduction granted in respect of compensatory benefits paid in capital or by attribution of an asset or a right

Article 199 octodecies

I. Payments of sums of money and the allocation of property or rights made in performance of the compensatory allowance under the conditions and according to the procedures defined in articles 274 and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article D754-19

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 General Tax CodeIn force
19° sexies : Tax reduction for expenses relating to the conservation or restoration of movable objects classified as historical monuments

Article 199 duovicies

I. - Taxpayers domiciled for tax purposes in France within the meaning of Article 4 B benefit from an income tax reduction in respect of expenditure they incur on conservation or restoration work on m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Monitoring workers' health

Article R4453-19

When an exposure in excess of the exposure limit values is detected or when an undesirable or unexpected effect on health likely to result from exposure to electromagnetic fields is reported by a work…

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