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Showing 32313240 of 4145 articles for Art. Convention franco-américaine 1994

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R211-1

The regulatory provisions of Titles I and II are applicable to any natural or legal person who engages in the transactions referred to in Article L. 211-1, subject to the provisions of the second sent…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-24

1° For the purposes of 1° to 5° of article D. 331-23, points are only awarded if the following conditions are met for the video game in question: a) The authors and creative collaborators are either F…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 quinquies C bis

Distributions made by the sociétés unipersonnelles d'investissement à risque mentioned in Article 208 D are exempt from income tax and, unless they are paid in an uncooperative State or territory with…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 239 quater

…Members of an economic interest grouping enjoy the same tax benefits as members of the sociétés conventionnées instituted by l'ordonnance n° 59-248 du 4 février 1959 (1) and the groupings referred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article L2241-1

The municipal council deliberates on the management of property and real estate transactions carried out by the municipality, subject, in the case of property belonging to a section of a municipality,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1396

Any changes made to matrimonial agreements before the marriage is celebrated must be recorded by a deed drawn up in the same form. No change or counter-letter is, moreover, valid without the simultane…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-9

After payment of debts and repayment of the share capital, the assets are divided between the partners in the same proportions as their share in the profits, unless otherwise agreed or stipulated. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-53

At all stages of the proceedings, a minor who is the victim of a crime or offence may, at his or her request, be accompanied by his or her legal representative and, where applicable, by the adult of h…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-50

The declaration shall be accompanied by the opinion of the delegating federation competent to lay down the technical and safety rules for the discipline for which it has been delegated. The request fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Trade union section representative

Article L2142-1-3

Each trade union section representative has the time required to carry out his/her duties. This time is at least equal to four hours per month. Delegation time is automatically considered as working t…

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