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Showing 31213130 of 4145 articles for Art. Convention franco-américaine 1994

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Charges for the provision of information

Article L314-7

I. - The information provided for in this chapter shall be supplied free of charge to the Payment Service User.II. - The payment service provider and its customer may agree to the provision of additio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

Retirement means the possibility given to the employer to terminate the employment contract of an employee who has reached the age mentioned in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code , sub…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to the taxes, income and profits referred to in Chapters I to III

Article 235 quinquies

I.-The beneficiary of the income and sums subject to the withholding tax provided for in article 119 bis (2) and articles 182 A bis and 182 B may request that the tax thus paid be refunded to him, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3121-2

I.- The Director General of the Regional Health Agency will authorise one or more free information, screening and diagnostic centres, depending on the needs identified at regional level, to provide, o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 F

The tax is due on the property or property rights owned on 1st January of the tax year, with the exception of property duly entered in the inventories of legal entities operating as property dealers o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater L

For the application of the provisions of 1° of 7 of Article 158, certified public accountants must have an authorisation issued by the Government Commissioner to the regional council of the order of c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3642-3

I. - For the application of articles L. 511-5, L. 512-4, L. 512-5, L. 512-6 et L. 513-1 of the Internal Security Code to the metropolis of Lyon:1° The reference to the public establishment for inter-m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-41

I. - Measures undertaken prior to the signature of the agreement may be taken into account within the framework of the agreement when they contribute to the creation of activities, the development of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Non-medical temporary accommodation benefit

Article R6111-54

In order to safeguard the health and safety of the persons accommodated, the public and the staff, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, when he is aware of facts which may be considered…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Insurance scheme

Article L351-5-1

The contributions provided for in articles L. 321-4-2, L. 351-3-1 and L. 351-14 are collected and monitored by the bodies responsible for collection mentioned in article L. 351-21 on behalf of the bod…

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