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Showing 56015610 of 11768 articles for Art. CE 15-10-1982 n° 26585

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Production aid

Article 322-22

Aid for video game production is awarded in consideration of the criteria set out in article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Open-cast earthworks.

Article R4534-31

…ng into trenches more than 1.30 metres deep, the trenches must be surrounded by plinths at least 15 centimetres high or have a shoring system with components at least 15 centimetres above ground level…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-33

…ooms in classified and unclassified hotels multiplied by two ;-the number of beds in tourist residences meeting criteria determined by decree;-the number of furnished accommodation units multiplied by…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-16

Without prejudice to the provisions which, pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R263

For the application of articles R. 15-37 to R. 15-40 at the Court of First Instance of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the powers vested in the general assembly of judges and prosecutors are exercised…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AA

The coefficients used to calculate the declining balance depreciation are increased to 2, 2, 5 and 3 respectively depending on whether the normal useful life of the equipment is three or four years, f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quater : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the zone known as the "cinquante pas géométriques" in Guadeloupe

Article 1609 C

It is instituted, for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban spaces in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Guadeloupe created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX quinquies : Special equipment tax levied for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban areas in the so-called "fifty-nation zone" in Martinique

Article 1609 D

It is instituted, for the benefit of the agency for the development of urban spaces in the area known as the cinquante pas géométriques in Martinique created in application of the loi n° 96-1241 du 30…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…d employment of contract staff; 8° The rates for fees payable to the establishment and for the services it provides, in particular the organisation of the aptitude tests referred to in articles R. 212…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

…orks must obtain at least 25 points out of 100. A derogation may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for foreign-initiated feature-length cinematographic…

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