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Showing 941950 of 1924 articles for Art. 50-0

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisional suspension.

Article R811-56

The appeal shall be investigated and judged in accordance with the rules applicable to proceedings without compulsory representation. The President of the National Council or his representative may be…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exhibitions subject to authorisation

Article R4451-90

The level of exceptional exposure does not exceed 50 millisieverts over twelve consecutive months in terms of effective dose or equivalent dose to the lens of the eye, provided that the average annual…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Isolated workers.

Article R4543-20

A lone worker may not carry out work which : 1° Involve the manual carrying of a mass in excess of 30 kg, the manual installation or removal of equipment weighing in excess of 50 kg, or the installati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operating grants without earmarking.

Article R2335-4

Where the exemptions from property tax on built-up properties provided for in articles 1384, 1384-0 A, 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code and to I and II bis of Article 1385 of the same…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for informing the public about the guarantee granted.

Article D313-29

Credit institutions and finance companies adhering to the surety guarantee mechanism must include the following statement in their surety bond contracts falling within the scope of articles D. 313-26…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-93

Any application by one or more heirs of a deceased partner for the preferential allocation to them of the shares of their author shall be notified to the company and to each of the partners in one of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

PROCEDURES FOR CALCULATING AND EVALUATING THE INDICATORS DEFINED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2-1 FOR COMPANIES WITH BETWEEN 50 AND 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1826

A contravention of the provisions of III of article 806 and Article 807; in addition, custodians, holders or debtors who have contravened the provisions of Articles 806 and 807 are personally liable f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Acts relating mainly to leases and the management of real estate and landed property

Article A444-106

Transfers of leases (numbers 80 to 82 in Table 5) give rise to the collection of:1° In the case of a transfer of a construction lease, an emolument consisting of:a) A component equal to the emolument…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-180

I.-Options may be granted, under the same conditions as in Articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 above: 1° Either for the benefit of members of the salaried personnel of companies or economic interest gro…

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