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Showing 33113320 of 5611 articles for Art. Directive 86/653/EEC – 18 Dec. 1986

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Fixing procedures.

Article L3423-8

The minimum monthly remuneration is reduced accordingly when : 1° During the month in question, the employee has worked fewer hours than the contractual working time for one of the following reasons:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-4

The consolidated income statement includes: 1° The components: a) The profit or loss of the consolidating company; b) The profit or loss of fully consolidated companies; c) The proportion of the profi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Terms of self-employed practice

Article R4321-130

A masseur-physiotherapist who has replaced one of his colleagues for at least three months, whether consecutive or not, must not, for a period of two years, set up in a practice where he may enter int…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article L621-7

…to reside in the territory of this State and benefiting from mobility in France in accordance with Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-11

…the Agreement on the European Economic Area not recognised as equivalent pursuant to Article 172 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the takin…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article R721-6

…le R. 721-5 or within two months of the expiry of the deferral periods provided for in Article 9 of Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998, where the transmis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article R1333-4

…ean Union of its decisions granting a derogation in the cases provided for in Article 20 of Council Directive 2013/59/Euratom of 5 December 2013 laying down basic safety standards for health protectio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article A19

…are held in one or more centres, is the responsibility of the police academy in accordance with the directives issued by the Minister of the Interior.During the tests, candidates may only have :- code…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Direct payment at the request of a body responsible for paying family benefits

Article R213-13

For the application of the provisions of the fifth and sixth paragraphs of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L3513-4

Direct or indirect propaganda or advertising for vaping products is prohibited. These provisions do not apply to 1° to publications and online communication services published by professional organisa…

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