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Showing 51815190 of 5602 articles for Art. 17 December 2008

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

…f and communal map; 2° Economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17 ; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft, t…

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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 IV

…ntified 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…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

…cation establishments;c bis) Consular higher education establishments mentioned in l'article L. 711-17 of the Commercial Code for their initial and continuing vocational training and research activiti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies A

…ption provided for in I is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the Eur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…rs and all other income from negotiable loans contracted from the entry into force of the law of 29 December 1929 and before 1 January 1965, by départements, communes, syndicates of communes and publi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-1

…following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wor…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-1

…ng provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…mpact on the costs transferred pursuant to article 21-1 of the aforementioned law no. 82-1153 of 30 December 1982 shall give rise to a revision under the conditions provided for in articles L. 1614-1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe de l'article R. 122-30

…ormales supérieures; -Experimental establishments created on the basis of order no. 2018 1131 of 12 December 2018 relating to the experimentation of new forms of bringing together, grouping together o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 tricies

…tion for approval is registered by the Agence nationale de l'habitat is between 1 March 2022 and 31 December 2024; 2° The property is rented out unoccupied as the main residence for the entire duratio…

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