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Showing 29612970 of 23655 articles for Art. Galec v. France – ECtHR – 17 Jan. 2012 – no. 51255/08

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L215-2

The provisions of this chapter, with the exception of article L. 215-1-1, do not apply to operators of drinking water and wastewater services.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L155-1

…g provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by opera…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-1

…ing provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or their automatic applicability is mentioned in t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L155-2

…istry of the Interior departments, under the conditions laid down by the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in c…

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

Article L1615-5

As from 1 January 1980, sums paid for the reimbursement of value added tax paid on their investment expenditure by the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are entered in the investment section of the bu…

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

Article L1615-6

…he Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are determined by applying a flat-rate compensation rate of 16.176% to actual investment expenditure, as defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. In 2002, the flat…

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

Article L1615-1

I.-The allocations made each year by law from the resources of the Local Authorities' Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are intended to compensate for the value added tax paid by local authorities and…

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

Article L1615-2

…f expenditure incurred in the exercise of their powers on the assets referred to in Article L. 1424-17.By way of derogation, local authorities and their groupings benefit from allocations from the Val…

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

Article L1615-3

When a territorial authority, a public establishment or a grouping has obtained the benefit of the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund in respect of a capital asset and this asset is used for the purpos…

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