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Showing 36013610 of 4242 articles for Art. 21 January 1997

French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional advisory committees

Article R6113-22

…r their administrative and material organisation pursuant to the first paragraph of Article R. 6113-21: 1° One representative from each representative employee trade union organisation at national and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-8

…s defined below. II. - Within eighteen months of the publication of the organic law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 referred to above, one or more agreements concluded between the representative of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies A

…ragraph.The provisions of this I quater apply to the first commercial establishments made as from 1 January 1988.The provisions of this I quater no longer apply to investments made as part of a first…

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

Article 1518 ter

…t to article 1498 bis. It is carried out on the basis of data corresponding to the situation on 1st January of the year preceding that of the update; 2° Every twelve years, six years after the update…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-10

…ed to the Greater Paris metropolitan area, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article L. 5211-4-1.II. - The departments or parts of departments of the municipalities or public establishments…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater

…s, this tax credit applies:a. (Repealed)b. To the expenditure referred to in this b, paid between 1 January 2005 and 31 December 2020, in respect of:1° (Repealed)2° the acquisition and installation of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379-0 bis

…oned law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 which rejected before 31 December 2001 the application, as of 1 January 2002, of article 1609 nonies C;2° Communities of communes with a population of 500,000 or le…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial reporting requirements

Article L451-1-2

…uments, within the meaning of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004, referred to above, with a maturity of less than twelve months, are admitted to tradin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R773-39

…lowing words are inserted: "only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis of Article 21 of Law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R774-39

…lowing words are inserted: "only for gaming or betting operators authorised on the basis of Article 21 of Law No. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening up to competition and the regulation o…

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