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Showing 34513460 of 8012 articles for Art. CJEU – Kontogeorgas – C-104/95 – 12 Dec. 1996

French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Establishment of social and economic committees and works councils

Article L2313-2

…company agreement, concluded under the conditions set out in the first paragraph of Article L. 2232-12, determines the number and scope of separate establishments.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L761-7

Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-12, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13 and L. 754-2 are not applicable to Réunion.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-21

The time limits provided for in articles 1031-12, 1031-13 and 1031-16 are increased under the conditions provided for in article 1023.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The President of the Assembly of French Guyana and the Standing Committee

Article L7123-6

…Vice-Presidents, the Assembly of French Guyana shall decide on the application of I of article L. 7123-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-15

The ceilings provided for in articles D. 3324-10 and D. 3324-12 apply to the total profit-sharing allocated to each employee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-5

I. - The articles L. 5211-12 to L. 5211-15 are applicable in French Polynesia, in their wording resulting from Law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 relating to involvement in local life and the proxi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 259

The place of supply of services is located in France:1° Where the customer is a taxable person acting as such and has in France:a) The seat of his economic activity, except where he has a fixed establ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: CONSUMER INFORMATION

Article R111-4-3

Manufacturers and importers of multifunction mobile telephones shall ensure: 1° From the date on which the first unit of a model is placed on the national market, the availability of the following spa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Labelling of preparations

Article R5121-146-3

…mary packaging on which it is impossible to include all the information provided for in Article R. 5121-146-2 may bear only the information provided for in a, c, d and h of 1° of Article R. 5121-146-2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 B

Subject to the derogations provided for in article 204 C, income subject to income tax in accordance with the rules applicable to salaries, pensions or life annuities free of charge shall give rise to…

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