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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Departmental mining fee

Article 1587

…ocated beyond 1 nautical mile of the baselines defined in Article 2 of Ordinance no. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016 on maritime areas under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of the French Republic.Where t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Business-to-business loans

Article R511-2-1-1

…ompetitiveness cluster within the meaning ofArticle 24 of the French FinanceAct no. 2004-1484 of 30 December 2004 for 2005 ; b) A grant has been awarded by the European Commission or by any body to wh…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…in the event of disputes arising from the performance of contracts entered into with foreign bodies;18° Proposals for the allocation of housing concessions, as provided for in article R. 114-52 ;19° T…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-24

…s, particularly with regard to insurance and the filing of applications, set out in articles R. 331-18 to R. 331-44 of the French Sports Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Governance system

Article R385-16

…einsurance (Solvency II), in the version in force on the date of publication of Decree 2017-1171 of 18 July 2017 laying down the rules applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds, is applic…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Local Direct Tax Commission

Article 1650

…sioners must be of French nationality or nationals of a Member State of the European Union, be over 18 years of age, enjoy their civil rights, be entered on the local direct tax rolls in the commune,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Responsibilities.

Article R5312-6

…prior and special deliberation by the Board, up to a limit, if any, to be determined by the Board; 18° Appointment of the Statutory Auditors; 19° the internal rules governing contracts, and the compo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-3

…nd other personal sureties; 17° The creation of sureties on the assets of the public establishment; 18° The acceptance of donations and legacies; 19° The acquisition of financial holdings and particip…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

…Val-de-Marne;3° The communes of the other départements of the Ile-de-France region belonging on 31 December 2014 to a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation comprising at least one commu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-138-1

For the application of article L. 3332-18 of the French Labour Code relating to capital increases reserved for members of a company savings plan, where the general meeting has waived preferential subs…

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