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Showing 59115920 of 29738 articles for Art. Décret n° 2019-1333 du 11 décembre 2019

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4-8

…may require Class 2 investment firms and the firms referred to in Article 46(2) of Regulation (EU) 2019/2033 to publish, more than once a year, within the time limits it determines, the information r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2224-3

…s and clauses of treaties or specifications which, prior to the date of entry into force of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, have provided for the assumption o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L912-3

…graph of Article L. 225-102, the words: "as well as by the employees of a société coopérative de production within the meaning of the loi n° 78-763 du 19 juillet 1978 portant statut de sociétés coopér…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Provisions applicable to categories of securities being phased out.

Article L228-29-8

…se issued pursuant to decisions of general meetings prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2004-604 du 24 juin 2004 portant réforme du régime des valeurs mobilières émises par les sociétés…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies E

…same code, which are subject to corporation tax or income tax under a real income tax regime, may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value, excluding financial costs,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article A711-1

…x seats for staff representatives on the national joint committee of the chambers of commerce and industry provided for in article 1 of law no. 52-1311 of 10 December 1952 relating to the compulsory e…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1039 A

…f article 1020, transfers made to a professional economic development committee governed by the loi n° 78-654 du 22 juin 1978, of assets of any kind belonging to an organisation with a similar purpose…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2411-1

…ing mandates benefits from the protection against dismissal provided for in this chapter, including during a safeguarding, receivership or compulsory liquidation procedure: 1° Délégué syndical ; 2° Me…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prohibitions

Article D1333-6-4

The categories of substances that may benefit from the exemptions resulting from the application of articles R. 1333-6-1 to R. 1333-6-3 are as follows: -Metallic substances which, prior to their use i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1321-6

…roperty of the local authority that already exercised jurisdiction and this is confirmed by the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 relative à la répartition de compétences entre les communes, les départeme…

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