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Showing 17011710 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Staff

Article R1413-33

…he Agency's public-sector employees are subject to the provisions of Decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to State contract employees taken for the applica…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financing

Article R4382-9

The establishments listed in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service, other public sector employers and private sector employers fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Termination by agreement

Article R6152-436

…post as a public employee in an establishment mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service shall send the recruiting author…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Termination of service.

Article R6152-630-9

…post as a public employee in an establishment mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9th January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service shall send the recruiting author…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Liabilities and sanctions.

Article R653-3

When the court pronounces personal bankruptcy or the prohibition provided for in Article L. 653-8, it is mentioned in the notice of judgment that the procedure for obtaining relief from these sanction…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The works council and other social dialogue bodies

Article R114-64

…ve commissions created under the conditions set out inarticle 1-2 of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to State contractual employees. The contractual a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 299 quater

…facilitates the sale of products subject to excise duty, within the meaning of Article 1 of Council Directive 2008/118/EC of 16 December 2008 on the general arrangements for excise duty and repealing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 undecies

…December 2024 to the capital of companies mentioned in the article 2 of law no. 86-897 of 1 August 1986 reforming the legal status of the press, subject to corporation tax under the conditions of ord…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-4

…protective provisions of the law of the consumer's habitual residence ensuring the transposition of Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002, as amended,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

The Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation, governed by articles R. 653-13 to R. 653-29 of the code rural et de la pêche maritime (rural and maritime fishing code), runs a school located in Sa…

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