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Showing 33213330 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 4

…certifying that he takes responsibility for the absence of a written contract (CE, Sect. 8 February 2012, CCAS de Polaincourt, req N°340698). 4121. Written public contracts that do not refer to a set…

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

Article L5219-1

I. - On 1 January 2016, a public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status, with special status, called the Greater Paris metropolis, is created, bringing together:1° The com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article D312-1-1

…ding order: the account is debited with the charges levied by the bank for issuing a standing order;20° Fee for non-execution of standing order due to insufficient funds: the account is debited with t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to minimum capital requirements and eligible commitments

Article R613-46-4

…ies, including own funds, if all the conditions set out in Article 72b(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 are met. For the application of this formula, taking into account the reduction allowed under A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article D5122-15

…the workers mentioned in Articles L. 7121-2 et seq., L. 7123-2 to L. 7123-4, L. 7123-6 and L. 5424-20, the number of hours not worked used to calculate the indemnity and the partial activity allowanc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

…resources available to the beneficiary and enables him to use them. Specific assessment indicator x 20) The provider has staff dedicated to supporting national and international mobility, a disability…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-2

…or-ancillary services undertakings within the meaning of Article 4(1)(18) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, the head office of which is loca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies B

…y is carried out in an overseas department, the company must have achieved a turnover of less than €20 million in its last financial year. This turnover threshold is reduced to €15 million and €10 mil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 undecies

I. - Companies subject to corporation tax with sales of less than 20 million euros in their last financial year may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to the amount, excluding tax and exclud…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
a: Provisions common to inheritances and gifts

Article 787 B

…s, entre vifs ou, en pleine propriété, à un fonds de pérennité mentionné à l'article 177 of law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses if the following con…

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