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Showing 871880 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-15

…d by the local authority's accounting officer presents the local authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the transactions of the additional day.The management a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B

…their own tax system taken pursuant to article 81 of the 1990 finance law (n° 89-935 of 29 December 1989) are applicable under the conditions set out in the first paragraph. II. - From 1st January 200…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Furnished tourist accommodation

Article L324-1-1

…constitute the hirer's main residence, within the meaning of article 2 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986.III - By w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Therapeutic patient education

Article R1521-6

…DING RESULTING FROM D. 1161-1 Decree no. 2010-906 of 2 August 2010 R. 1161-2 Decree no. 2013-449 of 31 May 2013 R. 1161-3 to R. 1161-7 Decree no. 2020-1832 of 31 December 2020R. 1161-8 Decree no. 2012…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-36

The persons or approved bodies mentioned in article R. 3115-31 may issue one-month extensions to the validity of health inspection certificates or exemption certificates for ships in the ports mention…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Payment.

Article R5522-56

…of the bonus is paid as soon as the new job is filled on a full-time basis. The balance is paid by 31 March of the following year at the latest, after verification of the average number of employees.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Referral procedure of the labour inspector

Article D3132-24

The judge referred to in article L. 3132-31 is the president of the judicial court.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L247-3

…directors or managers of companies for contravening the provisions of articles L. 233-29 to L. 233-31. For companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, proceedings for infrin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Accounting

Article D4425-52

…al authority's accounting officer presents the Corsican regional authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the operations of the supplementary day.The management…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment

Article D1513-3

Article D. 1332-28 comes into force in Mayotte on 31 December 2031.

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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