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Showing 22112220 of 44208 articles for Art. Loi n° 2001-420 du 15 mai 2001

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to sub-contracts that have the nature of a sub-contract

Article L2393-13

…Law no. 75-1334…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Registration, land registration, property wealth tax, stamp duty

Article 1711

…he terms of articles 1705 and 1706, have made, for the parties, the advance payment of registration duties or land registration tax may pursue payment in accordance with the provisions of the loi du 2…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of the business start-up or takeover support programme

Article R5141-30

…his article. For each phase, they may apply to a different operator from the one who supported them during the previous phase. The application is sent to the approved operator by any means that enable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7227-22

…rectors or supervisory board of a company or who chairs a company may not receive, for all of their duties, a total amount of remuneration and expense allowance greater than one and a half times the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-19-1

…reaty referred to in 1°; 3° By any commitment binding, for the purposes defined in article L. 235-1 du code de la sécurité intérieure, France to international organisations or foreign States, under th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 302 bis ZH

…tuted, for sports betting organised and operated under the conditions set by I of article 137 de la loi n° 2019-486 du 22 mai 2019 relative à la croissance et la transformation des entreprises et pour…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-29

…231-26 : 1° Classification…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-32

When approving programming commitments, the Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will take into account the subscriber's position in the catchment area(s) in which it operate…

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

Article L1614-5

At the end of the period referred to in Article 4 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précité, transfers of State taxes represent at least half of the resources allocated by the State to all local au…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L552-6

…the conditions provided for by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 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 and by th…

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