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Showing 47214730 of 9248 articles for Art. 8 Apr 1998

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Financial assistance provided by the agency on its own behalf

Article R515-9

…es of the priority solidarity zone determined by this committee pursuant toarticle 3 of decree no. 98-66 of 4 February 1998 creating the Interministerial Committee for International Cooperation and De…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Calculation and payment of the allowance

Article R5123-33

…its, revalued where applicable under the conditions provided for in articles 1 and 2 of decree no. 98-1024 of 12 November 1998 implementing article R. 322-7 of the Labour Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7-1

…e L. 2334-7, the inter-municipality allocation mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5211-28 and, where applicable, the balance of the development allowance provided for in the third paragrap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Provisions specific to certain local public services

Article L1852-4

…tualisation et adaptation du droit applicable en matière de sécurité civile en Polynésie française, après avis du gouvernement de la Polynésie française et du conseil d'administration de l'établisseme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-5

…d into, having regard to the situation of the company or legal entity; 4° Avoir payé ou fait payer, après cessation des paiements et en connaissance de cause de celle-ci, un créancier au préjudice des…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and entitlement to aid

Article R5141-1

…ecurity Code. This exemption may be combined with the allowances mentioned in article 9 of law no. 98-657 of 29 July 1998 on the fight against exclusion; 2° The repayable advance provided for in artic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe à l'article R312-32

…anged during the term of the contract by decision of the lender)] Annual percentage rate of charge (APR) This is the total cost expressed as an annual percentage of the total amount of credit. The APR…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting rules.

Article R144-6

…es (French Accounting Standards Authority) pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 1 of Law No. 98-261 of 6 April 1998 reforming accounting regulations and adapting the land registration system, as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Publicity of budgets and accounts

Article R2313-2

…cases, the compensation provided for in I of D of the article 44 of the Finance Act for 1999 (no. 98-1266 of 30 December 1998) ; g) The extended tax potential mobilisation coefficient, calculated whe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis MA

I. - A tax on certain advertising expenses is introduced with effect from 1 January 1998.II. - This tax is payable by any person liable to value added tax whose turnover for the previous calendar year…

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