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Showing 20912100 of 58186 articles for Art. Loi 2013-98 du 28-1-2013

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Management

Article L214-102-1

The provisions of article L. 214-24-28 shall apply to AIFs covered by this paragraph.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing certain bodies and companies

Article 1655

Persons who, under cover of associations governed by the loi du 1er juillet 1901 or by the local law maintained in force in the Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle departments, serve meals, sell drinks fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Provisions specific to Saint-Barthélemy.

Article R961-1

…2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data is replac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1383 D

…period of seven years buildings belonging to a company created until 31 December 2025 and meeting, during the reference period mentioned in article 1467 A, under the conditions set out in 1°, 3°, 4°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Assessment of built properties

Article 1498

…ilt property or fraction of a built property, other than premises mentioned in I of article 1496, industrial establishments mentioned in article 1499 and premises whose rental value is determined unde…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Executive Council and the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-13

…the said departments.He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions provided by the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique te…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-17

…rom a court decision that has become res judicata. These operations remain governed by Article 1 of loi n° 80-539 du 16 juillet 1980 relative aux astreintes prononcées en matière administrative et à l…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The decisive oath

Article 1385-1

It may only be referred on a fact that is personal to the party to whom it is referred.It may be referred by that party, unless the fact that is the subject of it is purely personal to him.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The conditional obligation

Article 1304-1

The condition must be lawful. Failing this, the obligation is void.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater D

…conditions defined by decree ; 3° In agricultural holdings and cooperatives, the floor areas of production greenhouses, those of premises intended to shelter crops, house animals, store and maintain…

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