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Showing 521530 of 34514 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 12-5-2016 n° 15-13.851

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-15

The summary data on the financial situation of metropolitan Lyon, provided for in 1° of the first paragraph of article L. 3661-15, include the following ratios: 1° Real operating expenditure/populatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-15

The representative of the State in the territorial collectivity of Corsica may ask the territorial collectivity of Corsica to amend the planning and sustainable development plan in order to allow the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIa: Special rules for the assessment of direct local taxes

Article 1518 E

I. - For the properties mentioned in I of Article 1498: 1° Partial exemptions from direct local taxes are granted for the years 2017 to 2025 when the difference between the assessment established for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D5217-15

For the application of article L. 5217-10-12, when the investment section of the budget shows a surplus, the following may be taken back into the operating section:proceeds from the sale of a fixed as…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Decision by the Minister responsible for culture

Article R211-15

The cinematographic exhibition licence includes:1° The classification measure that accompanies its issue and, where applicable, the warning that accompanies it;2° The reasons for the licence, when it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Risk assessment

Article R4451-15

I.-The employer shall carry out measurements in the workplace when the results of the risk assessment show that exposure is likely to reach or exceed one of the following levels: 1° For the whole body…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informal appeals

Article R7343-15

The time limits set by articles R. 7343-12 and R. 7343-14 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Hearings

Article L532-15

The detailed rules for the application of articles L. 532-12, L. 532-13 and L. 532-14 are set by decree in the Council of State.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R7125-15

The payment by the local authority of expenses relating to the exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 7125-12 to L. 7125-16 may only take place…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Electronic money

Article D754-15

Article D. 315-2 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands as amended by Decree no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
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