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Showing 23112320 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Deadlines for submission of tenders

Article R3124-2

…amount and characteristics of the works or services required of the concessionaire and, where applicable, in accordance with the provisions of article R. 3122-11, the impossibility of providing elect…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 octies

The typesetting and printing of periodical writings are subject to the reduced rate of 10% value added tax. Also subject to the reduced rate of 10% value added tax are supplies of information items ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article R123-208

…s at the balance sheet date an allowance corresponding to the margin applied by the company to each category of goods; 2° The inventory value of work in progress by retaining the amount of advance pay…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-37

…y, within a maximum of eight hours and, in the absence of an emergency, within seven days. In other cases, the reply is sent to the competent department of the requesting State within a maximum of fou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave

Article D1225-11-1

The adoption leave provided for in article L. 1225-37 begins no earlier than seven days before the child's arrival at home and ends no later than eight months after that date. The periods of leave ref…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of members of territorial and regional chambers of commerce and industry

Article R713-5

…st paragraph of I of Article L. 20 of the Electoral Code shall be lodged within seven days of notification of the commission's decision.The territorially competent judicial court is that in whose juri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-5

…tion and the support and training provided under the previous fixed-term contract concluded in application of the first paragraph of article L. 5132-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation for creation, removal, modification or transfer

Article R5126-33

…preparations covered by 2° of the I of Article R. 5126-9 produced from raw materials or pharmaceutical specialities containing substances that are dangerous for personnel and the environment; 3° the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Performance of duties

Article R6152-707

…prejudice to the provisions of article L. 6152-4 and the regulatory provisions adopted for its application. When they are employed on a part-time basis for a period representing less than seven half-d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-52

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 123-22 of the French Commercial Code, the accounts of a general-purpose investment fund may be kept in any currency, in accordance w…

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