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Showing 18511860 of 8998 articles for Art. BOI-RFPI-BASE-20-50 n° 20

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-168

The work and felling carried out in the woods and forests held by forest savings companies must comply with the following conditions: 1° Subject to the provisions of Article R. 214-166, the work and f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4226-2

…ted as VLV): installations in which the voltage does not exceed 50 volts in alternating current or 120 volts in smooth direct current; 2° Low voltage area (abbreviated as LV): installations in which t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Operators of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction

Article A321-8

…d a coefficient of 1. Each examination, with the exception of that referred to in 4°, marked out of 20, lasts twenty minutes and is preceded by twenty minutes of preparation. The examination referred…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Agreement-based mediation and conciliation

Article 1536

…natural or legal person may refer a matter to the judicial conciliator instituted by the decree of 20 March 1978 relating to judicial conciliators, without any formality.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article R5723-1

…4 From 1,000 to 3,499 6.10 2.33 From 3,500 to 9,999 8,47 3.39 From 10,000 to 19,999 10.83 4,33 From 20,000 to 49,999 12.80 5.12 From 50,000 to 99,999 14,77 5.91 From 100,000 to 199,999 17.72 8,86 More…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Composition of the Syndicat d'Agglomération Nouvelle Committee

Article R5332-1

The maximum allowances voted, pursuant to article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…nd the administrative account in application of the provisions of the articles L. 1612-1 to L. 1612-20, as well as those referred to in articles L. 1424-26 and L. 1424-35.The maximum allowances voted…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: "Socio-educational or cultural activities" speciality

Article A212-53

…the Higher State Diploma in Youth, Popular Education and Sport is set out in the relevant Order of 20 November 2006.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-22

At the end of the leave or the period of part-time work mentioned in article L. 3142-20, the employee returns to his job or a similar job with at least equivalent remuneration.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Mortgages

Article R341-22

If the lender contravenes the provisions of articles L. 313-20 and L. 313-22 relating to the valuation of the property is punishable by the fine laid down for a 5th class offence.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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