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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-22

…h Council or the General Rapporteur exercise the powers provided for in Articles R. 821-16 à R. 821-19 and those resulting from the agreements provided for in article R. 821-20 are specified by the Hi…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Savings account holders

Article R6341-20

The holder of a savings passbook is exempt from the reimbursement provided for in article R. 6341-19 when the institution holding the savings passbook has refused to issue the loan provided for in the…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-18

…emergencies, under conditions determined by decree; 3° In the cases provided for in Article L. 3121-19.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical biology

Article L6433-1

…are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting respectively from Law no. 2023-379 of 19 May 2023 on improving access to care by trusting healthcare professionals and Law no. 2016-41 of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Prisoners under the age of twenty-one

Article D521

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article D. 216-19 du code pénitentiaire, les personnes détenues prévenus majeurs âgés de moins de vingt et un ans participent à des activités d'enseignement, d…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…rity reform and prior to Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 on finance for 2018 shall receive in 2020, 2021 and 2022 allocations under the three fractions of the rural solidarity allocation at leas…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Special provisions for gifts

Article 790 A bis

…nion;b) To work and expenditure eligible for the bonus provided for in II of Article 15 of Law No 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 and carried out in favour of the energy renovation o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VII bis : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of public land establishments and the Corsican Land Office

Article 1607 ter

…town planning code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012, a special equipment tax intended to finance their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…action of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided for in C of V of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 collected by the département in the previous year;2°…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: Seizure operations

Article R522-4

…R. 221-14 and R. 221-19 are applicable to the precautionary seizure of tangible movables.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
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