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Showing 19211930 of 4640 articles for Art. BOI-ENR-DMTOM-40-30 n° 80

French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Implementing provisions

Article R4451-49

I.-The results of the initial inspections provided for in Articles R. 4451-40 and R. 4451-44 are recorded in the safety register or registers referred to in Article L. 4711-5. II -The results of the o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-187-1

…225-194 and article L. 225-197 remain applicable as they stood prior to the publication of the loi n° 2001-152 du 19 février 2001 sur l'épargne salariale jusqu'à l'expiration d'un délai de cinq ans à…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-25

…f this section will be repealed five years after 9 January 1993, the date of publication of the loi n° 93-23 du 8 janvier 1993 modifiant le titre VI du livre III du code des communes et relative à la…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R261-2

…ronic communications operators as well as the legal persons providing services mentioned by the loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique. "4° Social organisations. "

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange.

Article R511-1

The deed recording the deposit provided for in Article L. 511-30 contains the date of the bill of exchange, the due date and the name of the person in whose favour it was originally made. In the event…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article R228-39

The declaration provided for in the sixth paragraph of article L. 228-30 is made by simple or registered letter.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-31

…cedure is conducted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 225-28 to L. 225-34 and L. 225-80 of the Commercial Code, with the exception of the territoriality requirement set out in the first…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Recording of sums calculated on the automatic audiovisual production account

Article 311-50

…longing to the animation genre: €200,000;3° For works belonging to the creative documentary genre: €80,000;4° For works belonging to the audiovisual adaptation of a live performance genre: €130,000.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1511-1

…reasing the total annual amount of public aid received by the beneficiary organisation to more than 80% of its total annual revenue. For the purposes of this article, subsidies from the State and its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Deeds relating mainly to real estate and land

Article A444-104

…following scale:Tranches of assessment Applicable rate 0 to €6,500 3.289% From €6,500 to €17,000 1.809% From €17,000 to €30,000 1.234% Over €30,000 0.905%2° A component proportional to the items defi…

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