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Showing 23712380 of 4867 articles for Art. CJEU – Bellone – 30 Apr. 1998 – C-215/97

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Metropolitan France

Article L5217-2

…réation et réalisation d'opérations d'aménagement d'intérêt métropolitain mentionnés à l'article L. 300-1 of the town planning code; actions to enhance the natural and landscape heritage; constitution…

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

Article L226-1

…sociétés anonymes, with the exception of articles L. 225-17 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-3 to L. 22-10-30 and article L. 236-17, are applicable to sociétés en commandite par actions.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Explanations provided to the borrower and assessment of his creditworthiness

Article L341-31

A creditor or credit intermediary shall be liable to a fine of 30,000 euros for: 1° Failing to provide the borrower with adequate explanations enabling him to determine whether the credit agreement an…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 170 bis

…has exceeded, during the year of taxation, €150 in Paris and in communes located within a radius of 30 kilometres of Paris, €114 in other localities.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 222-19

…quested, production approval; 2° They have been financed by a French contribution equal to at least 30% of their final production cost; 3° They have not already been released in cinemas; 4° Be shown i…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 411-92

…nt.When aid is awarded jointly to a production company and a director, a fraction equal to at least 30% of the amount is paid to the director, without prejudice to the share that may be awarded to him…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4413-3

…of the town planning code and the mobility plan provided for in Article 28-3 of Law no. 82-1153 of 30 December 1982 on the orientation of domestic transport.To this end, the Ile-de-France region shal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-3-4

…The parent undertaking or, where applicable, the central body within the meaning of Article L. 511-30, shall be notified of these joint decisions and of the decision taken following a referral to the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 AA

Article 199 terdecies-0 A applies under the same conditions and subject to the same penalties to cash subscriptions to the capital of socially useful companies mentioned in article L. 3332-17-1 du cod…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 297

I. - 1. in Corsica, value added tax is levied at the rate of:1° 0.90% for the transactions referred to in articles 281 quater and 281 sexies ;2° 2.10% as regards:The transactions referred to in 1°, 1°…

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