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Showing 37013710 of 5672 articles for Art. 12 juill. 2000

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2223-41

…rns local authority civil servants, it is provided under the conditions set by the loi n° 84-594 du 12 juillet 1984 relative à la formation des agents de la fonction publique territoriale et complétan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for investment firms and credit institutions providing investment services authorised in France

Article D532-22

…ovided for by the implementing regulation of the European Commission adopted pursuant to Article 35(12) of Directive 2014/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014. It shall i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article R2321-1

…hours from which he benefits in application of 1° of article L. 2315-7. This cannot be less than: -12 hours per month in companies with up to 149 employees; -18 hours per month in companies with 150…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

…sures taken to ensure that the teaching provided complies, within the framework set byarticle R 131-12 of the Education Code, with the minimum standards of knowledge required by article L. 131-1-1 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Provisional profit and loss account for training schools and institutes.

Article R6145-58

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles R. 6145-12 and R. 6145-13, the annual investment forecasts relating to the schools and training institutes mentioned in articles L. 4151-9, L. 4244-1 an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…lowance, the stay-at-home mother's allowance and the childcare allowance, maintained under Articles 12 and 13 of Law no. 77-765 of 12 July 1977 instituting the family supplement, the disabled adults'…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-4

…019 L. 421-7-4 and L. 421-7-5 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-8 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 421-9 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-10 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-4

…019 L. 421-7-4 and L. 421-7-5 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-8 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 421-9 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-10 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-4

…ay 2019 L. 421-7-4 and L. 421-7-5 Order no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-8 Order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 421-9 Ordinance no. 2016-827 of 23 June 2016 L. 421-10 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition

Article R2314-1

…hours Total delegation hours 11 à 24 1 10 10 25 à 49 2 10 20 50 à 74 4 18 72 75 à 99 5 19 95 100 à 124 6 21 126 125 à 149 7 21 147 150 à 174 8 21 168 175 à 199 9 21 189 200 à 249 10 22 220 250 à 299…

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