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Showing 28212830 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-26

From 1986 onwards, communes receive a special allocation, deducted from State revenue, to cover the costs they incur in housing teachers.This allocation changes each year in line with the overall oper…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-66

…ch is not subject to the other provisions of Article L. 214-28, Article L. 214-30 or Article L. 214-31.III. - (Repealed)IV. - A local investment fund must comply with the provisions of this article at…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Popular savings passbook account.

Article R221-33

…21-15 relating to a taxpayer's eligibility for the popular savings passbook account : 1° The income ceilings mentioned in the first paragraph of the article are calculated each calendar year as follow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-17

…ater defined by the order mentioned in II of article R. 1321-7 are not respected or the water resource is likely to be affected by biological developments; 3° The water in the resource or the water di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Local monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-47

The local correspondent for the vigilance system relating to medically assisted procreation is responsible for : 1° Ensuring that the health professionals involved in the activities mentioned in 2° of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Specific rules concerning third-country companies

Article L532-50

…rform duties in respect of that branch equivalent to those assigned by Articles L. 533-29 to L. 533-31-5 to the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body performing equivalent superv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article R742-10

…cable articlesIn the wording of the decreeR. 214-32-9, R. 214-32-11 and R. 214-32-16 to R. 214-32-18n° 2013-687 of 25 July 2013R. 214-32-19n° 2020-1148 of 17 September 2020R. 214-32-20 excluding 4° of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Responsibilities

Article L2122-22

…f the municipal council, be entrusted, in whole or in part, and for the duration of his term of office:1° To determine and modify the allocation of communal properties used by municipal public service…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions relating to group insurance.

Article L141-6

For group insurance contracts within the meaning of article L. 141-1, other than those governed by Title I of law no. 89-1009 of 31 December 1989 strengthening the guarantees offered to persons insure…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-9

If the European Company no longer has its central administration in France, any interested party may apply to the court to have the situation regularised by transferring the registered office or re-es…

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