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Showing 27212730 of 36097 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e – 30 May 2007 – no. 06-13268

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

…tions provided for from II to V. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROM L. 5211-16 law no. 99-586 of 12 July 1999 L. 5211-17 (with the exception of the third and sixth paragraphs) law no.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8234-1

…chandage", as defined in article L. 8231-1, is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. The penalties are increased to five years' imprisonment and a fine of €75,000: 1° When the o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-4

…t for the year of allocation calculated under the conditions provided for in III of article L. 5211-30. The allocation reverting to the member municipalities corresponds to the difference between the…

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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 General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-2

…en the total annual amount of the two levies exceeds 1.6 billion euros, the Local Finance Committee may decide to set aside all or part of the amount exceeding this level in a departmental guarantee f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Town Council

Article L2573-5

…la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la loi n° 96-142 du 21 février 1996 L. 2121…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10 ° : Tax credit for expenditure on executive production of cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 220 quaterdecies

…on companies subject to corporation tax that assume the functions of executive production companies may benefit from a tax credit in respect of the production expenses referred to in III, correspondin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-5

…es, mentioned in IV of article L. 2334-4, and their population.By way of derogation, the allocation may be distributed as follows:1° Either, by deliberation of the public establishment of inter-munici…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: The Higher Council for Mountain Sports

Article D142-28

…he Syndicat national des téléphériques de France ; 14° The President of the National Association of Mayors of Mountain Resorts; 15° The President of the National Association for the Study of Snow and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Shareholders' meetings

Article R22-10-27

…1 shall publish a regularly updated document entitled "voting policy" on its website. This document may also be consulted at the address of domicile or registered office indicated therein. II. II -It…

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