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Showing 44514460 of 22383 articles for Art. n° 23-11410 · Cass. com. 16 April 2013

French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Working hours, rest periods and holidays.

Article L3422-4

For the application in Mayotte of articles L. 3141-13 and L. 3141-23, the words: "from 1st May to 31st October" are replaced by the words: "from 1st July to 31st December".

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Sale of a business.

Article D141-3

The two-month period referred to in the first paragraph of

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article D6325-19-1

The exemption provided for in Article L. 6325-17 applies to groups of employers for integration and qualification receiving the aid provided for in Articles D. 6325-23 and D. 6325-24.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-26

In order to implement an employee's right to the leave referred to in Article L. 3142-16, a branch agreement or convention or, failing that, a company agreement or convention shall determine:1° The ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section One: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of dangerous substances and mixtures

Article R1342-3

…res to implement the safeguard clause provided for in Article 52 of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, including, w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article R4163-33

The penalty referred to in Article L. 4163-16, applied by the managing body at local level in the event of inaccuracy or failure to declare occupational risk factors, is set at the same amount as that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article D6325-19

…aid hours taken into account for the calculation of the exemptions provided for in articles L. 6325-16 and L. 6325-17 is equal to the product of the working hours that the employee would have worked i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

…s. - The benefit of the tax credit is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of customs offices.

Article 49

…of customs offices. 2. However, customs offices may not be open for less than eight hours from 1st April to 30th September and seven hours from 1st October to 31st March, except in the case of custom…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article L424-1

…ed in Article 28 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on official controls performed to ensure the verification of compliance with feed and foo…

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