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Showing 17911800 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article D621-29-1

…he previous year. The amount of the contribution referred to in IIa of Article L. 621-5-3 is set at 20,000 euros when the issuer's market capitalisation is less than 2 billion euros and more than 1 bi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 9: Transfers

Article A743-17

…es 72.46 € 6 to 19 employees Less than €750,000 133.75 € Greater than or equal to €750,000 256.36 € 20 to 150 employees Less than €3,000,000 334.39 € Greater than or equal to €3,000,000 423.55 € More…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 1: Remuneration of the administrator

Article A663-4

…OLUMENT IN € From 0 to 5 From 0 to 750,000 940.50 From 6 to 19 750,001 to 3,000,000 1 881,00 € From 20 to 49 From 3 000 001 to 7 000 000 3,762.00 € From 50 to 149 From 7,000,001 to 20,000,000 7,524.00…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions.

Article L5212-25

…greater than 10% of the revenue of the operating section, in the case of a commune with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants, and 5% in other cases, each member commune may request the syndicate committee t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Allocation of seats

Article R2344-1

…ding to the following rules: 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat ; 2° From more than 10% to 20% of the total workforce: 2 seats; 3° Between 20% and 30% of the total workforce: 3 seats; 4° From…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article R2362-5

…gotiating body is equal to : 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat ; 2° From more than 10% to 20% of the total workforce: 2 seats; 3° Between 20% and 30% of the total workforce: 3 seats; 4° From…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nomination, election and status of members

Article R2372-5

…egotiating body is equal to : 1° Up to 10% of the total workforce: 1 seat; 2° From more than 10% to 20% of the total workforce: 2 seats; 3° From more than 20% to 30% of the total workforce: 3 seats; 4…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals receiving a pension for an accident at work or occupational disease

Article L426-5

…disease from a French organisation and whose permanent disability rate is equal to or greater than 20% will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the words "vie privée et familiale" ("p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6362-22

…ncerned and the State representative. The procedure provided for in articles D. 6362-19 and D. 6362-20 is applicable.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of the budget

Article D6262-22

…ncerned and the State representative. The procedure provided for in articles D. 6262-19 and D. 6262-20 is applicable.

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