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Showing 24312440 of 21445 articles for Art. Cass. civ. 3e 15 janvier 1997 n° 94-22154

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6364-5

…the lycée on Saint-Martin and by the Guadeloupe department to the collèges on Saint-Martin between 1997 and 2006 inclusive; this amount incorporates indexation following the application of the growth…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 187

…ions, regardless of their form:- 17% for interest on negotiable bonds; however, this rate is set at 15% for income referred to in 1° of article 118 and relating to securities issued on or after 1 Janu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Gas distribution and transport (R).

Article R2333-117

The rates of the fees set above are established for one calendar year.The financial terms of the calculation of the ceiling of the fees defined in article R. 2333-114 change on 1st January of each yea…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L351-1

…utuna Islands: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 311-1 Resulting from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Miscellaneous provisions

Article LO6475-2

The new costs incurred by the local authority pursuant to the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer shall be subjec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial and accounting system.

Article R121-18

The school's budget and annual accounts are drawn up for each year from 1st January to 31st December.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Administration of assets owned jointly by several municipalities.

Article L5816-8

…espect of which, if necessary, action is taken in accordance with the provisions of article L. 1612-15.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-16

Decisions taken pursuant to articles R. 1454-14 and R. 1454-15 are provisional. They do not have the force of res judicata in the main proceedings. They are enforceable on a provisional basis, if nece…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Authorisation to practise for nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who hold evidence of formal qualifications issued by one of these States or by a third State and recognised by a Member State or a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article R4111-19

…iod has been completed, in the light of the opinion of the committee referred to in article R. 4111-15, the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R621-1

I. - The College shall meet when convened by its Chairman or at the request of half of its members. If the Chairman is absent, he shall appoint one of the other members of the College to chair the mee…

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