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Showing 901910 of 27570 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 09-DCC-73 du 9 Dec 2009

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Conditions of application to the overseas regions of the second and third paragraphs of Article 73 of the Constitution

Article LO4435-9

Under the conditions and subject to the reservations provided for in this chapter, the regional councils of Guadeloupe and Mayotte may be empowered to lay down the rules applicable in the territory of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3 : Commission for aid to the production of short-lived audiovisual works

Article 411-96

The Short-Term Audiovisual Production Grants Committee is made up of five members appointed for a renewable term of one year.For each session, the Committee appoints a chairperson from among its membe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article R7125-9

…ance, subject to meeting the conditions set out in article L. 7125-11. The previous exercise of the duties of vice-president of the assembly, in the absence of delegation by the president, does not gi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-9

PROGRAMME OF THE CERTIFICATE PREPARATORY FOR THE DUTIES OF AUDITORIn application of the provisions of article A. 822-1-1, the syllabus for the tests for the preparatory certificate for the duties of s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 9

ANNEX 9 MENTIONED TO ARTICLE R. 431-2 Arrêté du 27 avril 2021 pris en application de l'article R. 431-2 du code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile relatif aux titres de séjour…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-98

…he General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, the limits defined in articles R. 214-96 and R. 214-97 do not apply to units or shares of French UCITS covered by sub-section 1 or FIAs co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article R3515-9

For the application of articles R. 3515-5 and R. 3515-6, in the local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the words:…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable profits

Article 93

…tion received in return for ceasing to practice the profession or for the transfer of a clientele.Deductible expenses include in particular:1° The rent for professional premises. Where the taxpayer is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Tax on television service publishers and distributors

Article L115-9

…ch-up television services, and the sums mentioned in b of 1° of the same article are subject to a deduction of €10,000,000. This allowance is divided between a publisher mentioned in the first paragra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-9

…inciples defined in article L. 212-6, the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique decides on the following two criteria: 1° The potential effect on the cinematographic diversity offe…

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