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Showing 37213730 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Compulsory prior administrative appeal

Article R2333-120-14

…fied payment notice is drawn up is subject to automated processing within the meaning of Act no. 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, il est indiqué la poss…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-29

…ious year in respect of the levy on State revenue provided for in III of Article 29 of Law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 on finance for 2021.By way of derogation, the tax potential of agglomeratio…

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

Article 1518 bis

…buildings not covered by article 1500 and to 1.02 for all other built properties; p. In respect of 1996, to 1 for non-built properties and for industrial buildings not covered by article 1500 and to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R364-4

…by international conventions. ";" 11° Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 8°, 10°, 13° and 15° to 17° of article R. 431-16. ";14° In Article R. 313-16, after the words: "trade and company register o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…care activity waste produced by self-treated patients punishable by articles R. 1337-16 and R. 1337-17 of the public health code; Contraventions relating to the control of plant and animal species har…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…nts More than 13% and less than or equal to 14 19 points More than 14% and less than or equal to 15 17 points More than 15% and less than or equal to 16 14 points More than 16% and less than or equal…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter D

…o, small and medium-sized enterprises given in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-24

…jection provided for in the same paragraph. II.Subject to the provisions ofarticle 44 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, it is forbidden, under penalty of the sanctions provided for in article L. 574…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-24

…ebts properly arising after the opening judgment, other than those mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17, are subject to the provisions of this article. The time limits run from the date on which the cl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-27

…f the sheet referred to in Article L. 312-12 ; b) Drawing up the form referred to in Article L. 312-17, in particular the requests to be made to the borrower to gather the information required for thi…

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