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Showing 29712980 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Periodic inspection

Article R4451-45

…y to impair the effectiveness of the preventive measures implemented, the employer shall: 1° Periodically, or if necessary continuously, carry out the necessary checks in the light of the results of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 212 bis

…I of this article;2° Depreciation allowed as a deduction, net of taxable reversals and fractions of capital gains or losses corresponding to depreciation deducted, to depreciation expressly excluded f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L774-14

…l apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Despecialisation.

Article L145-53

…at he intends to take over the premises at the end of the current three-year period, either in application of articles L. 145-18 to L. 145-24, or with a view to carrying out work prescribed or authori…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article L2312-6

…ty of the head of the user establishment;3° Temporary employees, for complaints concerning the application of the provisions of articles :a) L. 1251-18 concerning remuneration ;b) L. 1251-21 to L. 125…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D17

…arson) ; 4° Whether parental authority may be revoked, pursuant to articles 1 and 2 of the law of 24 July 1889; 5° Whether a decision has been taken to suspend probation or admit the offender to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R822-72

The Articles of Association comply with the requirements of articles 8, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20 and 24 de la loi n° 66-879 du 29 novembre 1966. They also state: 1° The surname, first names and domicile of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking transactions, payment services, issuance and management of electronic money

Article R754-1

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 A quinquies

…es, the business property tax, the council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the principal dwelling and the household waste removal tax, the rental value of the built-u…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating licences

Article R3332-4-1

…ng referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 3332-1-1, the approved body will issue a certificate, known as an "operating licence", to the persons who have taken it, in accordance with a standa…

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