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Showing 60916100 of 6566 articles for Art. 31 March 2009

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specialised credit institutions

Article L775-8

…2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-25 Ordinance no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 513-26 Order no. 2016-131 of 10 February 2016 L. 513-26-1 Ordinance no. 2021-858 of 30 June 2021 L. 513-27 Order no. 2013-5…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of live shows

Article 220 quindecies

…each financial year, is equal to 15% of the total amount of the following expenses, incurred until 31 December 2024 for shows mentioned in II performed in France, in another Member State of the Europ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General measures

Article L412-1

I.-Decrees in the Council of State define the rules with which goods must comply. In particular, they determine:1° The conditions under which the export, offer, sale, distribution free of charge, poss…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVIII: Tax credit for competitiveness and employment

Article 244 quater C

I. - Companies operating in Mayotte and taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A and 44 duodecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Lyon Metropolitan Area

Article L3641-1

…constitution of land reserves;b) Organisation of mobility within the meaning of the articles L. 1231-1, L. 1231-8 and L. 1231-14 à L. 1231-16 of the Transport Code; creation, development and mainten…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe VII

List of missions, programmes, actions established for the application of articles L. 2334-39 and R. 2334-19Mission: agriculture, fisheries, forestry and rural affairs154 Programme: sustainable managem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I à l'article R4312-1

…health and safety applicable to new machines or machines considered as new mentioned in article R. 4312-1 of the Labour Code General principles. 1° The manufacturer of a machine must ensure that a ris…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-2

…the General Tax Code, as well as the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in 6° of article L. 2331-3 of this code collected by the grouping and its member municipalities;3° The sum of the positive…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-4

…clared not to comply with the Constitution by Constitutional Council decision no. 2017-750 DC of 23 March 2017.]

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15

…e contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, as the case may be, and, where applicable, the Autorité des marchés financiers. The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may impose the disciplinary…

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