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Showing 35413550 of 5672 articles for Art. 12 juill. 2000

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-9

…subject of the application for approval of a sports arena subject to the provisions of articles L. 312-5 and L. 312-12, the owner sends an application for approval to the Prefect of the département in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixing procedures.

Article L3232-3

…uct of the amount of the minimum growth wage as set in application of articles L. 3231-2 to L. 3231-12, multiplied by the number of hours corresponding to the legal weekly working time for the month i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-15-1

…p as part of the health reserve who have reached the level of training provided for in article 4311-12-1.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Measures to boost the promotion of cinematographic works abroad

Article 916-48

By way of derogation from articles 721-12 and 721-13, the amount of the sums entered in the automatic account of foreign sales undertakings for 2021 is equal to the average of the sums entered in thei…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R2192-30

…gal entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no. 2013-269 of 29 March 2013 on combating late payment in public procurement contracts…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Interruption of the payment period

Article R3133-24

…gal entity and have agreed on a conventional payment period under the conditions set out in Article 12 of Decree no. 2013-269 of 29 March 2013 on combating late payment in public procurement contracts…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1763 E

…one of those provided for in a and b of the same 3, the company is liable for a fine equal to 8% or 12% respectively of the amount of subscriptions paid by taxpayers who benefited from the increased r…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-8

Within a legal entity, the condition of professional competence laid down in articles R. 512-9, R. 512-10 and R. 512-12 applies to the natural persons who are members or third parties who direct or ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-13

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, fines imposed in application of article L. 4741-12 may not result in the termination or suspension of the employment contract or in any financial los…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-23

Employees belonging to the establishments mentioned in articles D. 3141-12 to D. 3141-15 are declared by the employer to the competent fund, unless they hold a fixed-term employment contract, conclude…

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