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Showing 57715780 of 6891 articles for Art. 12 January 1993

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Loan guarantees.

Article D2573-27

…icable regulations.III. - For the application of article R. 2252-2, the words: "law no. 84-46 of 24 January 1984 relating to the activity and control of credit institutions" are replaced by the words:…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe IX

…as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to access a…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…r in the following provisions of the penal code :- violence as provided for in articles 222-11, 222-12, 222-13 and 222-14-5;- malicious calls or messages and noise attacks as provided for in article 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

…on in the European Union the activity of safekeeping and administration of securities mentioned in 12 of Annex I to Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies A

…ragraph.The provisions of this I quater apply to the first commercial establishments made as from 1 January 1988.The provisions of this I quater no longer apply to investments made as part of a first…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…ubject to the adaptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la dé…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518 ter

…t to article 1498 bis. It is carried out on the basis of data corresponding to the situation on 1st January of the year preceding that of the update; 2° Every twelve years, six years after the update…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-10

…posts of the public territorial establishment, article 53 of the aforementioned law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984, with the exception of the time requirements provided for in the first sentence of its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Administrative formalities for companies

Article L123-33

…or the cessation of its activities to an administration, a person or a body mentioned in article L. 123-32 by filing a single dossier comprising the declarations it is required to make. This file is f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-2

…techniques similar to photography; 10° Works of applied art ; 11° Illustrations, geographical maps; 12° Plans, sketches and plastic works relating to geography, topography, architecture and science; 1…

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