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Showing 56215630 of 44148 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 10 July 2002 · Cass. 3e civ. 16 June 1999 · Cass. 3e civ. 22 September 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 12 May 2004 · Cass. 3e civ. 29 January 2003

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions (R).

Article R4432-10

…cember respectively of the year of renewal. The new designations take effect from the following 1st January.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ib: Affixing of marks

Article 1649 bis B

Orders issued by the Minister of the Economy and Finance may make it compulsory for companies manufacturing, packaging or importing certain products to affix marks supplied or approved by the tax auth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-6

…f the Autorité des Marchés Financiers, and with the exception of the extract referred to in I, they may be drawn up in a language other than French that is customary in financial matters.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Tax base

Article 1635 quater K

…wn tax status with jurisdiction over a local town planning plan or a land use plan and the communes may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in VI of article 1639 A bis, increase the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Approved management centres

Article 1649 quater C

…accounting and financial information with a view to preventing economic and financial difficulties, may be approved under conditions defined by a decree in the Conseil d'Etat. These centres are set up…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-67

The legal action referred to in article L. 823-6 may be exercised by an association meeting the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-44.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-70

The legal action referred to in article L. 823-7 may be exercised by an association meeting the conditions set out in article L. 22-10-44.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-16-1

The Conseil national de l'ordre may organise the grouping of departmental or interdepartmental councils by a decision taken at a plenary session, in the following situations: 1° Operational difficulti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Overseas departments

Article 1043 B

In the Department of Mayotte, from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2025, the following are exempt from registration duty or land registration tax when they are carried out for the benefit of irregula…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Mandates entrusted with the execution of expenditure and the collection of revenue (articles D. 1611-32-10 to D. 1611-32-13)

Article D1611-32-10

…out the accounting and financial terms and conditions for mandates entrusted pursuant to Article L. 1611-7-2.

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