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Showing 101110 of 29738 articles for Art. Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D71-111-11

The operating result is the surplus or deficit for the year. For the purposes of appropriation, it is combined with the previous result carried forward, excluding any outstanding commitments.Outstandi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-11

Transfers of funds from refunds due to overpayments to local authority creditors are ordered by the local authority president, who issues a transfer order..

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Purchases for resale

Article 1115

…tate companies made by taxable persons within the meaning of article 256 A are exempt from transfer duties and taxes when the purchaser undertakes to resell within five years.In the event of successiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-11

…region, before application of the transitional provisions provided for by l'article 17-1 de la loi n° 83-663 du 22 juillet 1983 complétant la loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition d…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° : Acts, archives, registers and documents destroyed as a result of war, disaster or any other event

Article 1122

…deeds that it is necessary to reconstitute following a disaster or acts of war, as well as all procedural formalities having this reconstitution as their object, are, subject to the provisions of 3° o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Civil status documents

Article 1119

…stitution of the registers has been carried out, notarial acts which, at the termes de l'article 46 du code civil, peuvent suppléer tous les actes de l'état civil dont les originaux ont été détruis ou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Ionising radiation.

Article R1337-11

…reaches provided for in article L. 1337-1-1 falling within their remit, in accordance with the procedures provided for in articles R. 1333-168 to R. 1333-171.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: The constitution.

Article R814-110

…les professionnelles de mandataires judiciaires are governed by the provisions of Decree no. 78-704 du 3 juillet 1978 relatif à l'application de la loi n° 78-9 du 4 janvier 1978 modifiant le titre IX…

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

Article 919-117

…istance, the foreign sales company must submit the application form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée electronically by 15 May 2022 at the latest.This form must be accompa…

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

Article 919-115

…ographic works abroad suffered in 2021 compared with the turnover achieved for the same activity in 2019, less the amount of other aid received for 2021, in particular aid granted under decree no. 202…

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