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Showing 38513860 of 23445 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 09-DCC-45 du 28 Sept 2009

French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Judicial separation of property.

Article 1293

…fter the extract of the application has been entered in the civil register mentioned in l'article 4 du décret n° 65-422 du 1er juin 1965 portant création d'un service central d'état civil au ministère…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L775-15

…In the wording resulting from L. 521-1 Ordinance no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 521-3 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 521-3-1 Act no. 2018-727 o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 B

…52-4 of the construction and housing code, are exempt from property tax on built properties for the duration of this lease. The loss of revenue resulting from this exemption is fully compensated.For h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to sociétés d'exercice libéral.

Article R814-146

…ession d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires sont régies par les dispositions du livre II et de la loi n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, subject to the provisions of this section.

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

Article L2573-7

…e adaptations provided for in II to XVIII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2123-1La loi n° 2022-217 du 21 février 2022 relative à la différenciation, la décentralisation, la déconcentratio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Residential and business premises

Article 1496 bis

…municipal council of a commune whose territory was, prior to the entry into force of law no. 83-636 du 13 juillet 1983 modifiée portant modification du statut des agglomérations nouvelles, partially i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L931-13

A article L. 145-13, the words: "subject to the provisions of the loi du 28 mai 1943 relative à l'application aux étrangers des lois en matière de baux à loyer et de baux à ferme" are deleted.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L213-31

…article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L351-1

…utuna Islands: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 311-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Miscellaneous provisions

Article LO6475-2

The new costs incurred by the local authority pursuant to the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer shall be subjec…

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