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Showing 21612170 of 44208 articles for Art. Loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-5

…Where the Constitutional Council has found that a law promulgated after the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 précitée est intervenue dans les matières ressortissant…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-6

…n de soutien à l'investissement des départements;- the resources provided for in article 113 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précitée;- the appropriations corresponding to the abolition of the mu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article L22-10-46

…se to the contrary is included in the Articles of Association adopted after the promulgation of the loi n° 2014-384 du 29 mars 2014 visant à reconquérir l'économie réelle, for all fully paid-up shares…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

…11 are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of the loi n° 2018-778 du 10 septembre 2018 pour une immigration maîtrisée, un droit d'asile effectif et un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers

Article L5215-23

Urban communities existing on the date of publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale ayant élargi ou non leurs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article D2213-1-0-4

The procedures for consulting the public and stakeholders within the meaning of III of Article L. 2213-4-1 in connection with the creation of a low-emission mobility zone that were initiated before th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-92

…e incineration of household waste, installed on its territory and not exclusively used for waste produced by the operator. The tax is payable by the operator of the facility on 1 January of the tax ye…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI: Audiovisual communication

Article L1426-1

Local authorities or their groupings may, under the conditions laid down in the loi n° 86-1067 du 30 septembre 1986 relative à la liberté de communication, éditer un service de télévision destiné aux…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO NEW CALEDONIA

Article L732-2

…f 1 July 2010 L. 131-80 to L. 131-84Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-85 Order no. 2022-230 of 15 February 2022 L. 131-86 Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-86-1 Order no. 2010-1312 of 9 Dece…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-2

…1 July 2010 L. 131-80 to L. 131-84 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-85 Order no. 2022-230 of 15 February 2022 L. 131-86 Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-86-1 Order no. 2010-1312 of 9 Dece…

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