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Showing 80018010 of 8144 articles for Art. 9 juill. 1979

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-28

…recommendation of the departmental councils for citizenship and autonomy mentioned in Article L. 149-1 of the Social Action and Family Code;c) Five representatives of disabled people's associations f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…ished by Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 ;9° The conditions under which branches of credit institutions referred to in I of Article L. 511-10…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379

…in Articles 1380 and 1381 ;2° La taxe foncière sur les propriétés non bâties, prévue à l'article 1393 ;3° La taxe d'habitation sur les résidences secondaires et autres locaux meublés non affectés à l…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board

Article R22-10-18

…holder votes on the remuneration policy and on the information referred to in I of article L. 22-10-9 and, where applicable, the opinions expressed at the last general meeting, are taken into account;…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors and General Management

Article R22-10-14

…holder votes on the remuneration policy and on the information referred to in I of Article L. 22-10-9 have been taken into account and, where applicable, the opinions expressed at the last general mee…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

…eration;3° bis. When they operate in accordance with the provisions of loi n° 83-657 du 20 juillet 1983 relative au développement de certaines activités d'économie sociale, les coopératives artisanale…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Calculation methods for creative documentaries

Article 311-49

…penditure mentioned in 1° to 6° of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office

Article L2573-7

…iverses mesures de simplification de l'action publique localeL. 2123-1-1 to L. 2123-2the law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2123-3, L. 2123-5 and L. 2123-6 to L. 2123-8 the law no. 2002-276 of 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-27-2

…the insurance companies, provident institutions and associations mentioned in I of article L. 132-9-3 inform the policyholder or beneficiaries of the contract, by any means available to them, of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-42

…ettlor shall only compensate the trustee if this tax credit enables it to reduce its tax liability; 9° The terms of remuneration of the trustee(s). If the contract designates more than one trustee-ben…

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