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Showing 80618070 of 14294 articles for Art. BOI-RFPI-BASE-20-20 n° 10

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R822-95

…he transfer of shares shall be publicised in accordance with the provisions of Article 52 of Decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978. In the case provided for in the third paragraph of article R. 822-89, publ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Transferred services.

Article R4422-32

…22-31 are borne by the Corsican local authority under the conditions provided for in Title I of law n° 85-1098 of 11 October 1985 relating to the assumption of responsibility by the State, the departm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article R5133-15

On the basis of the referral agreement provided for in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: National harmonisation

Article A212-40

The national harmonisation provided for in article R. 212-10-18 is based on:-the regional directors of youth, sport and social cohesion, who are responsible for drawing up regional schedules of prereq…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Water and sanitation

Article R2224-19-6

…on to the initial establishment, maintenance and operating expenses provided for in article L. 1331-10 of the code de la santé publique, any discharge of wastewater other than domestic into the public…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-3

…flight crew training organisation applying for or holding the approval provided for in article L. 410-3, including for work carried out with a view to issuing associated or additional authorisations…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-5

The tax effort of each commune is equal to the ratio between: 1° The revenue received by the municipality the previous year in respect of property tax on non-built properties, council tax on second ho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-13

…t the needs identified as part of the territorial diagnostics referred to in III of article L. 1434-10 and on the basis of the health projects of primary care teams, the health projects of specialised…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-74

…cinéma et de l'image animée after consulting the approval committee, is set at 64 points out of the 100-point scale. A derogation may only be granted if justified by artistic imperatives relating to t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Processing applications

Article L612-12

…5° Whose subject matter cannot be considered an invention within the meaning of 2 of Article L. 611-10 ; 6° Whose description or claims do not allow the application of the provisions of Article L. 612…

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