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Showing 33313340 of 5857 articles for Art. 12 juill. 2018

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-3

…unding services shall inform it and the investors of the offences set out in Articles 432-10 to 432-12 of the French Penal Code and of the best practices established by the regulatory bodies to ensure…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Admissibility of lists of candidates and individual applications

Article R1441-24

…ting to individual candidacies.This control also applies to the person mentioned in article L. 1441-12 who gives a mandate to his collaborating spouse.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R743-139-6

…r has a period of one year to comply with the provisions of the first paragraph of l'article L. 743-12-1.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article R4432-15

…uncils. The same provisions, with the exception of those of the second paragraph of article R. 4134-12, apply to the operation of the councils for culture, education and the environment of the regions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-8

For the application of article R. 3115-12 to Wallis and Futuna: 1° In the first paragraph of I, the words: "It is based on the general provisions of the departmental civil protection response organisa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-15

…The organiser of a declared commercial event; 3° The inspection body referred to in Article A. 762-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for redeployment and retraining measures

Article R5522-89

For the application of article R. 5123-29 in Mayotte: 1° 6° is repealed; 2° The words: "of article R. 351-27 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "of article 12 of order no. 2002-41…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

…e carried out under mobile electronic surveillance, using the procedure provided for by article 763-12, if the person is indicted for an offence punishable by more than seven years' imprisonment and f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 A

…y applying to the fraction of the sums subject to withholding which exceeds €16,050 the rate of: a) 12% for the portion in excess of €16,050 and up to €46,557; >> b) 20% for the portion in excess of €…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Mental health policy and organisation of psychiatry.

Article L3221-2-1

…ospital or by an element of the armed forces health service mentioned in 2° of I of article L. 6147-12, this signature is subject to the agreement of the Minister of Defence. In the case of an element…

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