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Showing 27212730 of 19431 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 25 September 2019

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Changes to municipal contributions (R).

Article R5212-7

…presentative who refers the matter to the regional audit chamber in accordance with article L. 5212-25 attaches to this referral the commune's request, the decision of the trade union committee which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-19

…debtor who disputes the undue nature of the benefits referred to in Articles L. 5422-1 and L. 5424-25 which are claimed from him or her must first submit an informal appeal to the Director General of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 118

If, during the course of the investigation, it transpires that the acts of which the person under investigation is accused under a correctional charge actually constitute a crime, the examining magist…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-136

When the investigating chamber or a trial court hands down a judgment or ruling declaring a person not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, it may order the following security measure…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-75

I. - For delegated production companies, the amount of the direct allocation is equal to 25% of the amount invested. This rate is increased to 50% for works in the animation genre.II. - For other prod…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L1613-1

…n 2017, this amount is equal to €30,860,013,000.In 2018, this amount is equal to €26,960,322,000.In 2019, this amount is equal to €26,948,048,000.In 2020, this amount is equal to €26,846,874,416.In 20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30-8

…ent firm is or is likely to be exposed, as well as the liquidity requirements under Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 and the cost of capital. Financial and non-financial criteria are taken into account in as…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 919-117

…nd loss account, a quantified statement of receivables and debts, and the final annual accounts for 2019, 2020 and 2021;2° A statement of the aid from which the company has benefited as part of the su…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 novodecies

…uary 2021 and 30 June 2023 and is preceded by a financing agreement accepted by the lessee as of 28 September 2020, and no later than 31 December 2022, and which are allocated by the lessee to its com…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tax credits

Article L331-5

Each year, before 30 September, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée submits to Parliament and the Government a report evaluating the tax credits mentioned in articles…

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