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Showing 20712080 of 21445 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e 15 janvier 1997 n° 94-22154

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-48

…December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 572-8 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-9 to L. 572-12 Order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-48

…December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 572-8 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-9 to L. 572-12 Order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-41

…December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 572-8 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-9 to L. 572-12 Order no. 2009-866 of 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Limiting the number of public houses.

Article L3331-1

On-trade drinks outlets are divided into two categories according to the extent of the licence they hold:1° (Repealed)2° (Repealed)3° The 3rd category licence, known as a "restricted licence", include…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-5

…10th sector 10th 11th sector 11th 12th sector 12th 13th sector 13th sector 14th sector 14th sector 15th sector 15th 16th sector 16th 17th sector 17th 18th sector 18th 19th sector 19th 20th sector 20t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Promotion.

Article R6152-21

Step advancement is based on the following periods:1st step: two years ;2nd step: two years;3rd step: two years;4th step: two years;5th step: two years;6th step: two years;7th step: two years;8th step…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-98

…period defined in 3° of article 919-96 or the attendance over the period between 3 January 2022 and 15 February 2022.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1a: Exemptions

Article 35 bis

…ersons who rent or sublet one or more rooms in their principal residence on a furnished basis until 15 July 2024 are exempt from income tax on the proceeds of this rental provided that the rooms rente…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-116

Services relating to the rules of co-ownership or the description (numbers 94 and 95 of table 5) give rise to the collection of a fee:1° Of 377.31 €, for the drawing up of the deed of rules of co-owne…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

…le and the additional time for which they are responsible pursuant to article 1 of decree no. 2000-815 of 25 August 2000 relating to the organisation and reduction of working time in the State civil s…

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