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Showing 20912100 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article D351-7

…nomic, financial or management studies, at training level III; 2° For the application of Article D. 314-26, the references to the issue of a booklet signed by the persons with whom the training was fo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 quater

…n filed with a view to obtaining the benefit of the flat-rate reimbursement (3) is admissible until 31 December of the year following that in which the right to the flat-rate reimbursement arose.IV. -…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 H

…fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 are exempt from 80% of the property tax on unbuilt properties levied for the benefi…

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

Article L3641-8

…department are ex officio members of the mixed syndicates to which the Rhône department belongs on 31 December 2014 when these syndicates have jurisdiction over their respective territories. They are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2-1

…tal amount, as provided for in the budget for the current year, the first payment being made before 31 January.When the amount to be allocated cannot be determined as indicated above, the monthly allo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-71

…claration referred to in the first paragraph is filed, the 60% quota set out in I of article L. 214-31 may not be complied with.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to establishments distributing the Livret A or the Livret de développement durable et solidaire.

Article R221-9

…cle L. 100-2 of the same code; 3° To finance legal entities covered by Article 1 of Law 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social economy. Where applicable, in order to enable verification of compliance…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: CCI France.

Article R711-59

…Three to eight other members, elected at the next general meeting, convened on a date no later than 31 March of the year in question, from a list proposed by the president, taking into account, under…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VII: Residence ban

Article D571-2

…d the day on which the deprivation of liberty ended. The document reproduces the terms of Articles 131-31 and 131-32 of the Criminal Code and articles 762-2, 762-4 and 762-5 of the code of criminal pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Composition and management of the plan.

Article R3332-21-1

…es involved in the pursuit of social utility, within the meaning ofArticle 2 of Law No. 2014-856 of 31 July 2014 on the social and solidarity economy, represent at least 66% of all operating expenses…

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