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Showing 75717580 of 30455 articles for Art. Cass. 1ère civ. avis 20-10-2022 n° 22-70.011 B

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Inter-municipal cooperation

Article R5832-1

I. - The provisions of articles R. 5211-19 to R. 5211-40 shall apply to Mayotte subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the application in Mayotte of the provisions mentioned in I: 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-4

I.-In municipalities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants and, for projects that result in the artificial development of land within the meaning of V of article L. 752-6, in all communes, the mayor or t…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination of applications

Article R3123-21

The following shall not be admitted to participate in the rest of the procedure for awarding the concession contract: 1° Candidates who submit an incomplete application, where applicable after impleme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Establishment of electoral rolls

Article R4031-28

…the provisions of article R. 4031-27 are used for the new elections, except where the election has been annulled on the grounds that the electoral lists are irregular.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reintegration into French nationality

Article 24-3

Reinstatement by decree or declaration has effect in respect of children under the age of eighteen under the conditions of articles 22-1and 22-2 of this title.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3152-4

…des that the rights allocated to the time savings account are used, in whole or in part:1° To contribute to the financing of retirement benefits which are of a collective and compulsory nature determi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIIa: Basic excess

Article 293 G

I. - The taxable persons referred to in III of article 293 B who meet the conditions for exemption and who have not opted for payment of value added tax are excluded from the benefit of the exemption…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-231

…lly or grouped together in any form whatsoever, may put questions in writing to the Chairman of the Board of Directors or to the Management Board about one or more management operations of the company…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies EA

…tion mentioned in Article 199 decies E is granted in respect of the acquisition of housing that has been completed for at least fifteen years and that is undergoing renovation work. By way of derogati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R445-3

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals shall be exercised under the conditions laid down by the laws and regulations applicable locally and in co…

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