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Showing 29312940 of 4475 articles for Art. CA Paris – 22 Sept. 1999

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1127

No tax shall be levied on free allocations of shares made pursuant to: 1° (Repealed); 2° (Repealed); 3° Articles L. 322-13 and L. 322-22 of the Insurance Code relating to national insurance companies;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-4

…awn up on the basis of articles LO 6161-42 and LO 6161-43 in their wording in force before the publication of the loi organique n° 2010-1486 du 7 décembre 2010 relative au Département de Mayotte, and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R1331-76

After any accident or disaster, in particular a chimney fire, or after any work has been carried out, the use of the flues and appliances connected to them is prohibited until they have been repaired…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conduct of the procedure

Article R631-42

…re the sale of all or part of the business has been ordered by the court pursuant to article L. 631-22, the mandataire judiciaire shall receive the sale price notwithstanding the execution of the deed…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16

…ion in activities that an association whose activities have been suspended has been prohibited from carrying out pursuant to the same article, a person constitutes a serious threat to public order, th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-8

…ppeal. At the same time, he or she informs them that only an appeal lodged by the public prosecutor can be declared suspensive by the first president of the court of appeal or his or her delegate.The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Chairmen and vice-chairmen

Article D1423-73

…the table below: DESIGNATION of industrial tribunals MAXIMUM NUMBER of compensable hours Conseil de Paris 52 hours per month Councils of Bobigny, Lyon, Marseille, Nanterre 60 hours per year Aix-en-Pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions

Article R751-3

When the catchment area defined in the applicant's file exceeds the boundaries of one département, the prefect of the département of the commune of establishment determines the number of elected repre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Judicial police files

Article R40-31-1

On receipt of a request for rectification or deletion, the territorially competent public prosecutor or the magistrate referred to in Article 230-9 shall inform the interested party of his decision by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable to Martinique

Article A428-1

…comprises : a) The Prefect of Martinique or his representative; b) The Rector of the Martinique Education Authority or his representative; c) The Regional Academic Delegate for Youth, Commitment and…

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