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Showing 11611170 of 28751 articles for Art. 24 mai 1978

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

Article 217 sexies

…nt made by cooperative production societies pursuant to the article 40 of law no. 78-763 of 19 July 1978 on the status of these companies, on the occasion of the issue of shares intended exclusively f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Transmission of information.

Article R5323-10

…e of non-discrimination mentioned in articles L. 1132-1 to L. 1132-4 and law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article R7226-26

…al to the allowance that may be allocated to a member of the Council, as defined in article R. 7226-24, increased by a coefficient of 1.9. The members of the bureau, other than the vice-presidents, re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Payment in Treasury securities or claims on the State

Article 1716 A

When their author has acquired, pursuant to the loi n° 78-1 du 2 janvier 1978 relative à l'indemnisation des rapatriés d'outre-mer dépossédés de leurs biens et de la loi n° 87-549 du 16 juillet 1987 m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Professional economic development committees

Article 1039 A

…fers made to a professional economic development committee governed by the loi n° 78-654 du 22 juin 1978, of assets of any kind belonging to an organisation with a similar purpose are exempt from all…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Funds of hedge funds

Article L214-141

…nits or shares issued by such funds.By way of derogation from the third paragraph of Article L. 214-24-29 and the first paragraph of Article L. 214-24-34, the regulations or articles of association of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article R7124-26

…xceeding the allowance that may be allocated to a member of the Council, as defined in article R. 7124-24, increased by a coefficient of 1.9. The members of the bureau, other than the vice-presidents,…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exceptional aid to help people return to work in 2021

Article 919-38

The granting of exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.59722 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 9 December 2020, 20 May 2020 C (2020) 3460…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-15

…rtner with a copy and to comply with the provisions of l'article 7 du décret n° 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 et à celles de la présente sous-section.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-157

I. - Notwithstanding the third paragraph of Article L. 214-24-29 and the first paragraph of Article L. 214-24-34, the fund rules or the articles of association of the specialised professional fund sha…

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