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Showing 51415150 of 9424 articles for Art. CA Versailles 14-11-1996

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic video editing account

Article 611-15

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Composition and operation of the consultative commission on the assessment of costs

Article R1212-2

…f its elected members, appointed, under the conditions provided for in article R. 1211-14, by the local finance committee. The chairman of the advisory commission is assisted by two vice-chairmen, app…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection of representatives

Article R7343-65

…rmation. This information is given to the representative no later than fifteen days before the application for authorisation to terminate the contract provided for in article L. 7343-14 is submitted.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 157

…ith effect from 30 June 2000)5° bis Subject to the provisions of 5 of Article 200 A, the income and capital gains from investments made as part of a share savings plan defined in article 163 quinquies…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R443-2

…from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise specified in the table below. Applicable articles In the wording resulting from In Title I R. 410-1 R. 413-1 to R. 413-12R. 413-13of de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article L225-206

…person acting in his own name but on behalf of the company, is prohibited. The founders or, in the case of an increase in capital, the members of the Board of Directors or the Management Board, as th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-20

The conditions for the application of articles L. 526-14 to L. 526-18, in particular the procedures for informing the public of decisions to withdraw authorisation and deregister, are set by order of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article D112-6

The minimum amount mentioned in 1° of III of article L. 112-14 is set at 1 euro. The maximum amount mentioned in 2° of the same III is set at 60 euros.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-5

…ns relating to the possession, content, dispatch and availability of the financial guarantee certificate set out in article R. 1251-14 is punishable by a second-class fine.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of owners of all or part of built-up buildings with regard to detection

Article R1334-19

…olishing any of the buildings referred to in article R. 1334-14, the owners of these buildings must carry out a survey of the materials and products on list C containing asbestos.

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