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Showing 16111620 of 3521 articles for Art. 30 juin 2004

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1785

…that one or more of the instalments they have paid in their first year of taxation turns out to be 30% or less than the amount of tax actually due for the corresponding quarter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-7

…ith the provisions relating to compensation for overtime as set out in articles L. 3121-28, L. 3121-30, L. 3121-33 and L. 3121-36 to L. 3121-40 ispunishable by a fourth-class fine. Infringements give…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Applications for registration and amendments

Article A123-81

…ory: 1° The bodies mentioned in article R. 123-3 ; 2° The IT department mentioned in Article R. 123-30-14; 3° The ministry in charge of associative life.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-7

…ents may use local semi-public companies and semi-public companies governed by the loi n° 46-860 du 30 avril 1946 précitée, pour la mise en œuvre des actions engagées dans le cadre des compétences qui…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 28: Energy labelling

Article R412-43-1

…ssion Delegated Regulation (EU) No 626/2011 of 4 May 2011, as amended, supplementing Directive 2010/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards energy labelling of air conditioners…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Companies or organisations exploiting a medicinal product or a product mentioned in Article R. 5121-150

Article R5121-169

…Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council or to the coordination group referred to in Artic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 B

…to €45,100 or, in other cases, 50% for the fraction of the profit less than or equal to €45,100 and 30% for the fraction greater than €45,100 and less than or equal to €60,100. These allowances are in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Additional provisions relating to preventive measures

Article L311-15

…of a crisis prevention or management measure referred to in Articles L. 311-12, L. 311-14 or L. 311-30 of this Code or Articles L. 612-33 and L. 612-34 of the Monetary and Financial Code, which is tak…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

…he reference price per seat determined under the conditions set out in articles L. 212-28 to L. 212-30 of the Code du Cinéma et de l'Image Animée, included in the declaration of receipts referred to i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Company diagnostic experts.

Article L813-1

Company diagnostic experts are appointed in court to draw up a report on the economic and financial situation of a company in the event of conciliation proceedings or safeguard or receivership proceed…

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