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Showing 261270 of 44086 articles for Art. Décret n° 2015-587 du 29 mai 2015

French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Regime for the press and its suppliers

Article 298 terdecies

A Conseil d'Etat decree sets out the terms and conditions for applying articles 298 septies to 298 duodecies.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction of the courts and proceedings before them

Article 29-1

The seat and jurisdiction of the judicial courts competent to hear disputes over the French or foreign nationality of natural persons shall be determined by decree.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Powers exercised on behalf of the State.

Article L2122-29

The mayor's decisions and the acts of publication and notification are entered in date order in a register kept under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Participatory finance service providers

Article R775-29

The provisions of article R. 547-1 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from decree no. 2022-110 of 1 February 2022.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Transfers of property, rights and obligations.

Article L5215-29

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat will set the conditions for the completion of operations decided upon by communes, unions of communes before the transfer of competences, in particular with regard to th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-29

The provisions of this section are applicable to companies which reach thresholds set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. They also apply to companies which own or control another company, within the mea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section X: Application procedures

Article 298 septdecies

The procedures for applying the provisions of this chapter shall be laid down, as necessary, by decree in all cases where it is not otherwise provided. Unless expressly provided otherwise, the formali…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-29

…veterinarians mentioned in article R. 5142-27 and declares himself, as soon as he has accepted the duties entrusted to him, by the spouse or heirs, to the Director General of the Agence nationale de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Advance information of employees enabling them to make an offer in the event of the sale of a business in undertakings subject to the obligation to set up a works council

Article L141-29

…ir request, employees may be assisted by a representative of the regional chamber of commerce and industry, the regional chamber of agriculture, the regional chamber of trades and crafts territorially…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-29

…Law no. 95-73 of 21 January 1995, in Articles L. 114-1, L. 114-2, L. 211-11-1, L. 234-1 et L. 234-2 du code de la sécurité intérieure et à l'article L. 4123-9-1 of the Defence Code, the personal data…

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