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Showing 74117420 of 23994 articles for Art. Cass. 3e civ. 27-10-2004 n° 03-15.769

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…ded for in the third paragraph of Article L. 332-11-2 of the same code, as it read prior to the loi n° 2014-1655 du 29 décembre 2014 de finances rectificative pour 2014, specifying the conditions unde…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-7

I.-Options may be granted under the same conditions as in articles L. 225-177 to L. 225-179 and L. 22-10-56 of the French Commercial Code by a company controlled, directly or indirectly, exclusively o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Calculation of tax

Article 977

1. The rate of the tax is set at: Fraction of the net taxable value of the assets Applicable rate (as a percentage) Not exceeding €800,000 0 Greater than €800,000 and less than or equal to €1,300,000…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-78

Investments eligible for an allocation under the first part of the special assistance scheme include, on the one hand, investments whose purpose is to construct, renovate, restructure, extend or make…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-31

The pharmacist or veterinary surgeon in charge of a company mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 6°, 7°, 8°, 9° and 10° of article R. 5142-1 or the pharmacist or veterinary surgeon delegated by his establ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

The following are entered in the wanted persons file in respect of judicial decisions: 1° Search warrants, orders and notes issued by the public prosecutor, investigating, trial or sentence enforcemen…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Additional compensation measures

Article 916-28

For the application of this paragraph:1° An establishment's market share is defined as the ratio between the average sales achieved by this cinematographic entertainment establishment over a given per…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-9

Before taking up their duties, the persons appointed to issue notices for payment of the post-parking charge shall take an oath before the judicial court in the place of their administrative residence…

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