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Showing 20712080 of 19528 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 26 January 2011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Professional capacity and training (R).

Article R2223-41

…ive à la formation des agents de la fonction publique territoriale et complétant la loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

For the kindergartens mentioned in the first paragraph of article 18 of law no. 2019-791 of 26 July 2019 for a school based on trust, the educational project mentioned in 1° of article R. 2324-29 of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 E

…The flat-rate tax is payable each year by the operator of the electricity generating facility on 1 January of the tax year.III. - The amount of the flat-rate tax is based on the installed capacity of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A quater

…50% allowance applied to the rental value of buildings that are subject to initial taxation from 1 January 2016, assigned directly to the operations mentioned in a of II of Article 244 quater Band as…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to personnel.

Article R6113-52

…employ contract staff under public law, who are subject to the provisions of decree no. 86-83 of 17 January 1986 relating to the general provisions applicable to non-tenured State employees taken for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single chapter.

Article L641-3

…an from French territory that became definitive before the entry into force of Act no. 2003-1119 of 26 November 2003 relating to immigration control, the residence of foreign nationals in France and n…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligation to declare.

Article R331-22-1

…he opinion and this event is included in the federation's calendar mentioned in 1° ofarticle R. 131-26;2° When the event is organised by an approved federation or one of its members and there is, in t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Effects of accelerated safeguard measures

Article L628-7

…t submit a declaration of their claims under the conditions set out in Articles L. 622-24 to L. 622-26. The updating of the claims mentioned in the list shall be carried out by the judicial representa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Powers of the President of the Executive Council.

Article L4422-25

…le 16-3 of law n° 72-619 of 5 July 1972 creating and organising the regions and the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale. He m…

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

Article D4425-28

…section resulting from the additional allocation to reserves provided for by 2° of article D. 4425-26 and recorded in the administrative account in respect of two consecutive financial years may be t…

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