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Showing 621630 of 1715 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – point 145

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Reducing human exposure to gamma radiation from construction materials in buildings

Article R1333-44

…ponsible for radiation protection and construction defines the conditions under which the technical guidelines for use impose specific requirements on the use of construction products whose activity c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Directorate-General for Labour

Article R8121-14

The Directorate General for Labour :1° Determines labour policy guidelines, coordinates and evaluates actions, particularly with regard to monitoring the application of labour law;2° Contributes to de…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 ter

…peak, which use the sun's radiative energy, are connected to the public network at no more than two points and are not used for professional purposes are exempt from income tax on the proceeds of thes…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-40

…n set out in b of 1 of II of article 220 quaterdecies of the General Tax Code is verified using the points scales set out in this paragraph, each made up of a "Dramatic content" group, a "Nationality…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article L312-62

When a consumer is offered, at the point of sale or by a means of distance selling of goods or services, a revolving credit agreement to finance the purchase of specific goods or services for an amoun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-9

…fficer finds that the level of results referred to in Article D. 1142-3 has been below seventy-five points for three years, he or she will send a report on this situation to the Regional Director of C…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Organisation of the territorial criminal investigation departments of the territorial directorates of the national police force

Article A35-1

…la police nationale de la Nouvelle-Calédonie Nouméa Nouméa Guadeloupe National Police Headquarters Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe à Pitre Direction territoriale de la police nationale de la Martinique Fort-de…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Right of accession in relation to movable property

Article 569

If of two things united to form a single whole, one cannot be regarded as the accessory of the other, that one is deemed to be principal which is the more considerable in value, or in volume, if the v…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Voluntary deposit.

Article 1924

Where the deposit being above the figure provided for in Article 1359 is not proved in writing, the person who is challenged as the depositary is believed to be the depositary on the basis of his decl…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Convening of General Meetings.

Article R626-3

As an exception to Article R. 225-72, shareholders' requests for an item or draft resolution to be included on the agenda of the meeting must be sent to the registered office at least fifteen days bef…

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