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Showing 33413350 of 5440 articles for Art. 15 July 1992

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Public inter-municipal cooperation bodies with their own tax status

Article R5211-12

…cipal cooperation adopts the distribution of the sums pooled and paid back to the municipalities by 15 October of the year of distribution at the latest. It notifies its member municipalities of the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Derogation from weekly working hours

Article D5132-43-7

In application of the provisions of article L. 5132-15-1, the diagnosis of the situation of persons likely to benefit from working less than twenty hours must make it possible to establish that their…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Leave

Article R6152-925

Family solidarity leave is granted under the conditions set out in articles L. 3142-6 to L. 3142-15 of the French Labour Code and in the regulatory provisions adopted for their application to an assoc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies

…aries and wages.The same applies to the allowances provided for in Article 1 of Law no. 79-563 of 6 July 1979 relating to the allowance of representatives to the European Parliament and in Article 9 o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-5

…ules, as well as a copy of the receipt for the declaration provided for inarticle 5 of the law of 1 July 1901 on the contract of association;2° The minutes of the last three general meetings;3° The ba…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: End of the research period

Article L1233-57-21

…ng provided for in I of Article L. 1233-30 and after the entry into force of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L421-6-1

…limit of 1% of these premiums or contributions. This contribution applies to premiums issued from 1 July 2013.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Powers.

Article L121-1

…ntracts with the regions under the conditions set out in articles 11 and 12 of law no. 82-653 of 29 July 1982 on planning reform and article L. 4251-1 of the General Code for Local Authorities.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of delegated producers

Article L213-25

…of a professional agreement made mandatory within one year of the promulgation of Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, the form of the production account,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-29

…of a professional agreement made mandatory within one year of the promulgation of Law 2016-925 of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, the form of the operating account a…

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