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Showing 15211530 of 2669 articles for Art. 30 janv. 2002

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3b: Equalised compensation scheme

Article L3334-16-3

…it from this scheme. The départements participating, pursuant to article 43 of law no. 2021-1900 of 30 December 2021 on finance for 2022, in the experiment relating to the recentralisation of the soli…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-17

…000;3° For writing aid for fiction projects, the amount of aid is set at :a) For series projects: €30,000 and €15,000 where the projected duration per episode is less than 10 minutes;b) For single wo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Credit for hours worked

Article R2123-5

…for mayors of communes with at least 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of communes with at least 30,000 inhabitants;2° To one hundred and twenty-two and a half hours for mayors of communes with few…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-21

…icial Bulletin. This date initiates the time limit set out in the third paragraph of Article L. 613-30. At the same time, the creditors' representative or the court-appointed liquidator shall inform e…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D742-12

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 2014-87 of 30 Jan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Funds open to professional investors

Article D743-12

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the version resulting from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 2014-87 of 30 Jan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article R784-8

…and R. 612-36n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-37No. 2015-513 of 7 May 2015R. 612-38n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013R. 612-39n° 2011-769 of 28 June 2011R. 612-40n° 2010-217 of 3 March 2010R. 612-41n° 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-93

…le: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 1.161% From €6,500 to €17,000 0.639% From €17,000 to €30,000 0.436% Over €30,000 0.319%

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-31

The sale is again subject to articles L. 141-28 to L. 141-30 when it occurs more than two years after the date on which all employees were informed of the sale. If during this two-year period the work…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-20

…s or to convene them to any general meeting is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.Any manager of an electronic money institution or any person in the service of the institutio…

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