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Showing 22112220 of 3114 articles for Art. CA Versailles 25 octobre 1990

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Funeral equipment

Article L2223-43

…e same article. This authorisation may be withdrawn under the conditions set out in article L. 2223-25. The provisions of the first two paragraphs of the same article do not apply either to health est…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2311-1-1

…mayor presents a report on the sustainable development situation relating to the operation of the local authority, the policies it pursues within its territory and the guidelines and programmes likely…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary sub-section: Common provisions

Article A322-3-1

…bility to swim twenty-five metres and to immerse themselves. If the participant does not have legal capacity, his/her legal representative must attest to this capacity; 2° Present a certificate statin…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Calculation of sums entered in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-11

The calculation rates are set at :- 15% for publishers of on-demand audiovisual media services whose total worldwide turnover excluding tax from the exploitation of cinematographic and audiovisual wor…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-89

…he average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 June in 2017, 2018 and 2019, less the aid allocated in application of articles 916-25 to 916-33 as well as the amounts of the subsidies intended t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A bis

For the assessment of local taxes, the rental values of specific port handling tools, equipment and facilities transferred or having been the subject of a transfer of real rights under the conditions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article R151-2

…ity governed by French law; 3° Cross, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert, the threshold of 25% ownership of the voting rights of an entity governed by French law. This 3° does not apply to a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-26-2

…imant and the conciliator of the decision. The provisions of the second paragraph of Article R. 611-25 as well as those of articles R. 611-47 and R. 611-50 are applicable to it.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article D49-82

…nder electronic surveillance ordered as an adjustment to a prison sentence pursuant to Articles 132-25 and 132-26 of the Penal Code or Articles 723-7 and 723-15 of this Code, subject to the provisions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-23

…ion provided by the bank and payment services intermediary pursuant to this section shall be communicated clearly and accurately. The information shall be provided on a durable medium available and ea…

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