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Showing 63516360 of 22073 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 31 Mar. 2015 – no. 14-10.346

French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…he date of promulgation of the loi n° 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer and 31 December 2017 for the investments mentioned in a to d, f and g of 2 and between the date of promu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article D6313-2

…of Saint-Martin is assimilated to the departmental councils;4° For the application of Article D. 1231-7, the territorial councillors of Saint-Martin are assimilated to the general councillors of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

In the absence of an agreement provided for in article L. 2312-21, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the economic, social and environmental database provided for in article L. 231…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

…132-5 et L. 132-15 du code de l'urbanisme" are deleted;5° 4° bis, 12°, 15°, 21°, 22°, 25°, 26° and 31° are deleted.III. - For the application of Article L. 2321-3, the dates: "1997" and "1 January 19…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-2

…tes to a composition fine not exceeding the amount provided for in the premier alinéa de l'article 131-13 du code pénal or on the measure provided for in 2° of this article, provided that the value of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2651-2

…or failure to comply with the obligations set out in articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "for an offe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-2

…or failure to comply with the obligations set out in articles L. 8221-1, L. 8221-3, L. 8221-5, L. 8231-1, L. 8241-1, L. 8251-1 and L. 8251-2 of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "for an offe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation

Article L612-12

…he Republic and Parliament, which is published in the Official Journal. The report, which is due by 31 May each year, gives an account of the authority's performance of its duties and the resources at…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R355-7

…res are defined in Articles 290 to 297, 300, 301 and 303 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014. An order of the Minister in charge of the economy specifies the detailed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L4331-2

…421-44 du même code;4° S'agissant du produit de l'accise sur les énergies mentionnée à l'article L. 312-1 of the code of taxes on goods and services and levied on diesel and petrol in mainland France,…

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