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Showing 18711880 of 19519 articles for Art. Cass. soc. 27 January 2016

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financing Corsica's sustainable development plan

Article R4425-7

…9, the special contribution from the general decentralisation grant provided for in article L. 4425-27 is allocated to the Corsican local authority in the form of a grant comprising two parts, the fir…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-1

…e for: 1° Maintenance of public buildings and roads; 2° The maintenance of networks paid for from 1 January 2020; 3° The provision of cloud computing solutions determined by a joint order of the minis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account.

Article L6323-28

…count in full for the calculation of the amount mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 6323-27.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R421-1

…up a cinema access scheme without having obtained the authorisation provided for in article L. 212-27, to maintain an approved formula beyond the period for which approval has been granted, or to mak…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies.

Article D1862-1

…er the conditions laid down by the provisions adopted pursuant to Article 23 of Law no. 2004-193 of 27 February 2004 supplementing the autonomous status of French Polynesia. "III. - For the applicatio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AB

…der of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Industry, acquired or manufactured before 1 January 2011 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twelve months from the date they are br…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Borrowings issued by the State

Article 132 bis

…proceeds from bonds, public bills and other negotiable debt securities issued by the State before 1 January 1987.2 (Obsolete provision)..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-6

…red to in article L. 1334-5 is produced when all or part of a residential building built before 1st January 1949 is sold, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in articles L. 271-4 to L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 296 bis

…erred to in article 281 sexies; c. (Repealed). d. (Repealed) (1). (1) Repealed with effect from 1st January 1993.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 B

…rticle 34 of decree n° 55-1350 of 14 October 1955 taken for the application of decree n° 55-22 of 4 January 1955 reforming land registration.

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