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Showing 50415050 of 21190 articles for Art. Cass. com. 30 août 2023 n° 22-12084

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A

…stponed, for the municipal, general or regional councils affected by this renewal, from 15 April to 30 April.II.- By way of derogation from I, decisions setting the rate of development tax in accordan…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-25

…he Paris councillors and the arrondissement councillors. The number of such deputies may not exceed 30% of the total number of members of the arrondissement council, but may not be less than four.Subj…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-124

…state investment trust, in proportion to the average value of each of these categories of assets at 30 June and 31 December of the previous financial year.IV. - When a transaction for the acquisition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-31

I.-For the application of article D. 4425-30: a) The population to be taken into account is the sum of the total populations, municipal and counted separately, of the Corsican local authority, as it r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-41

…posts for interns or residents located in centres or structures approved in application of article 30 of decree no. 2004-67 of 16 January 2004 relating to the organisation of the third cycle of medic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L433-2

It is prohibited:1° To issue a certificate of conformity without satisfying the conditions set out in article L. 641-23 du code rural et de la pêche maritime ;2° De délivrer un certificat de conformit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-2

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Rights of persons detained in socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-70

The sentence enforcement judge may grant the detainee permission to leave under mobile electronic surveillance for one or more days in order to maintain family ties or to prepare for the end of the de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-1

The perimeter of the public establishment for intercommunal cooperation with its own tax status that has decided to transform itself may be extended to municipalities whose inclusion in the community…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 42 septies

…ubsidies paid to their members by approved professional groups provided for by decree no. 55-877 of 30 June 1955.3. 1 is also applicable to sums received in respect of operations enabling energy savin…

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