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Showing 68716880 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to certain transfers of powers (R)

Article R1614-64

The appropriations entered in the State budget as part of the general decentralisation grant and intended to compensate for the expenditure of municipal hygiene offices which, on 1 January 1984, the d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-8

…ing platform requests approval of the charter, it refers the matter to the Director General of Labour. The application is made electronically on the website ( https :// demarches-simplifiees. fr). A r…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Title one: Tax assessment and control

Article 1649 quater A

…persons to or from a Member State of the European Union are carried out in accordance with Articles L. 152-1 to L. 152-1-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code.Cash, within the meaning of Regulation (EU…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-1

The continuing professional training provided for in Article L. 822-4 ensures that the knowledge and skills required for the certification of accounts and the performance of assignments carried out by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 quinquies A

…the Banque de France is determined on the basis of the accounting rules defined pursuant to Article L. 144-4 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the agreement referred to in article L. 141-2 of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 decies A

…t preventive work to defend forests against fire on land included in woods classified under article L. 132-1 of the Forestry Code or in the massifs referred to in articles L. 133-1 and L. 133-2 of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Derogations in undertakings without a trade union delegate. - Provisions relating to the approval by employees of agreements negotiated by mandated employees

Article D2232-8

The consultation provided for in articles L. 2232-23-1, L. 2232-24 and L. 2232-26 is organised within two months of the conclusion of the agreement. The employer shall first consult the mandated elect…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-9-4

I.-The report on the application of articles L. 132-9-2 and L. 132-9-3 provided for in article L. 132-9-3-1 is published annually on the insurance undertaking's website or on any other durable medium…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-8

…or the deposit is made in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of article R. 49-3.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis A

…following the opinion of the Commission de surveillance et de contrôle des publications destinées à l'enfance et à la jeunesse, by an order of the Minister of the Interior, are excluded from the ben…

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