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Showing 791800 of 18199 articles for Art. CE 10-7-2012 n° 336492

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-10

…acking or absent, contribute to the financing of investment operations in favour of commercial service companies required to meet the needs of the population in rural areas, for which the project is m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article R4332-10

…of the establishments is distributed as follows: 1° 30%, in proportion to the total developed surface area of school buildings; 2° 5%, in proportion to the total developed surface area of school buil…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Scope of expertise

Article L2315-78

…where appropriate on the recommendation of the committees set up within it, decide to use the services of a chartered accountant or a qualified expert in the cases provided for in this sub-section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Scope of expertise

Article L2315-79

A company agreement, or failing that, an agreement concluded between the employer and the Social and Economic Committee, adopted by a majority of the elected full members of the staff delegation, dete…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-44

…the company and to the Autorité des marchés financiers. II.-However, where the company's capital exceeds 750,000 euros, the proportion of voting rights to be represented pursuant to the previous para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Planning and sustainable development

Article L4424-10

I. - Corsica's sustainable planning and development plan is a regional ecological coherence scheme within the meaning of article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-10

…t defined in article L. 2334-2; -the number of children is that established at the time of the last census; the urban units are those appearing on the list published by the Institut national de la sta…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works of fiction

Article 211-10

…e "Language of Filming" group; 2° Points are awarded as follows: a) 20 points when the film is produced entirely in the original version in French or in a regional language used in France or, if at le…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-10

I.-The rate of discount that may be granted by a professional pursuant to the first sentence of the last paragraph of article L. 444-2 may not exceed 20% of the amount of the fee fixed for a service r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical laboratories established in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article D6221-10

…ea to the Minister responsible for health, by electronic means or by post with acknowledgement of receipt. II - If the medical biology laboratory is accredited in its own country under the conditions…

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