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Showing 18211830 of 47213 articles for Art. Cass. com. 26 May 1992 · Cass. com. 19 November 1975 n° 74-10.116 · CAA Nantes 26 May 2004 · Cass. com. 19 February 1979 · Cass. com. 6 June 1972 · Cass. com. 16 January 1985 · CA Paris 17 January 2008

French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions applicable to other tourist offices.

Article R133-19-1

Notwithstanding the last paragraph of article R. 133-19, when the Tourist Office is set up in the form of a local public company whose articles of association require each director of the company to r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R3123-19-2

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the departmental council acquires his or her individual training rights recorded…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R4135-19-2

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the regional council acquires his individual training rights recorded in euros e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-26

…ion the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located shall order the withdrawal or suspension of the authorisation for a period not exceeding two y…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Nordic cross-country skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192-3

…e is a substantial difference, he refers the matter to the commission for the recognition of qualifications mentioned in article R. 212-84, attaching the opinion of the permanent section to the file.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter D

…sets are acquired, created or leased in respect of a financial year that does not coincide with the calendar year, the corresponding tax credit is deducted from the income tax payable by the taxpayer…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-19-2

…r more undertakings with a total workforce of at least one hundred and fifty employees is likely to cause a serious disturbance to the national or regional economy and to the employment area, and if a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter U

…stration has been informed in advance. The claim is inalienable and non-transferable, except in the cases and under the conditions provided for in Articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the same code; it…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special provisions for specialised financing funds

Article L214-190-3

…mum amount of a unit issued by a specialised finance fund is defined by decree.For all transactions carried out on behalf of co-owners, the name of the fund or, where applicable, a sub-fund of the fun…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L322-26-1-2

The articles of association of mutual insurance companies may specify a "raison d'être", consisting of the principles which they adopt and for which they intend to allocate resources in order to carry…

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