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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-15

For budgets voted by type, the budget article corresponds to the most detailed subdivision of the nomenclature defined by the decree provided for in Article L. 4425-7, supplemented, for operations, by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 H

I. - The flat-rate tax mentioned in Article 1635-0 quinquies applies to radio stations whose power requires a notice, agreement or declaration to the Agence nationale des fréquences pursuant to Articl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-15

Pursuant to the provisions of 9° bis of article R. 332-2, companies are authorised to hold the units or shares of companies whose object is strictly real estate, with the exception of companies whose…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-15

The guarantee fund of the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 authorised to operate one or more of the classes referred to in 20 to 28 of Articles R. 321-1 of this Code, R. 211-2 of the Mut…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-153

When the company has decided to purchase its own shares with a view to cancelling them and reducing its capital accordingly, it shall make this purchase offer to all shareholders.To this end, a notice…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-155

If the shares presented for purchase exceed the number of shares to be purchased, each selling shareholder is entitled to a reduction proportional to the number of shares he proves he owns or holds. I…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-156

The provisions of articles R. 225-153 to R. 225-155 do not apply when the General Meeting, in order to facilitate a capital increase, an issue of securities giving access to the capital, a merger or a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-154

The notice provided for in Article R. 225-153 shall state the name and form of the company, the address of the registered office, the amount of the share capital, the number of shares being considered…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Smoke extraction

Article R4216-15

In the case of mechanical smoke extraction, the extraction rate is calculated on the basis of one cubic metre per second per 100 square metres.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and conditions of granting

Article R5141-15

The application must be made prior to setting up or taking over a business or starting a new activity. It must be accompanied by a file showing that the applicant meets the conditions for the granting…

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