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Showing 871880 of 40442 articles for Art. Cass. ass. plén. 24 April 1970 · Cass. 1re civ. 11 December 2001 · Cass. com. 24 January 2006 · Cass. com. 31 May 1988

French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVIII: Tax credit for competitiveness and employment

Article 244 quater C

I. - Companies operating in Mayotte and taxed on the basis of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A and 44 duodecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-30

A SICAV may delegate the overall management of its portfolio to a portfolio management company. The initial capital of a SICAV making use of this option may not be less than an amount set by decree.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 9: Circular economy

Article L4433-24-4

The regional council may adopt a regional action plan for the circular economy. It may also decide to conduct local experiments involving the interconnection of the various waste collection, sorting a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-7

…try and its management company is authorised by the Autorité des marchés financiers, the depositary may be established in France or in the home country of the AIF.When the AIF is established in a thir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-2

…at the municipal council of municipalities with 50,000 inhabitants or more allocates to its members may be adjusted according to their actual attendance at plenary sessions and meetings of committees…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24-3

As an exception to article 145-1 of this Code, the duration of pre-trial detention may not exceed six months for the investigation of the offences provided for in articles 421-1 to 421-6 of the Penal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-24

…s and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution is raised by a detainee, in support of a request that may be made by handing it to the head of the prison, the separate written statement of reasons may a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-38

Unless otherwise stipulated in the fund rules, unitholders or their beneficiaries may not cause the fund to be split.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-24-1

…of thirty members. Its composition is determined in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1424-26. The seats are divided between the department on the one hand, and the communes and public est…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-14

The Autorité de la concurrence and the minister responsible for the economy may present oral observations at the hearing at their request or at the request of the first president or the court.

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