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Showing 15611570 of 61439 articles for Art. R. 3304-22 · C. mon. fin. Art. L. 224-4

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Financial and tax provisions

Article L4434-4

The portions defined in 2° of A, 2° of B and C of Article L. 4434-3 and intended for the region, the department and the communes respectively undergo an increase at least equal to that of the departme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employment contract.

Article L7121-4

The presumption of the existence of a contract of employment subsists regardless of the method and amount of remuneration, or the classification given to the contract by the parties. This presumption…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R111-4

…R. 511-4 to R. 511-8 are also applicable.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: State assets transferred to the territorial collectivity of Corsica

Article L4422-45

…assets between the State and the territorial collectivity of Corsica provided for in III of Article L. 4424-7 and to articles L. 4424-22, L. 4424-23, L. 4424-24 and L. 4424-25 of this code as well as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-44

Subject to articles L. 225-21-1, L. 225-22, L. 225-23, L. 225-27 and L. 225-27-1, directors may not receive from the company any remuneration, permanent or otherwise, other than that provided for in a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-4

…nto force on 22 June 2009, is assimilated to the regional development plan provided for in articles L. 4433-7 à L. 4433-11. It is revised under the conditions provided for in article L. 4433-10.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Bed and breakfast

Article L324-4

Anyone offering one or more guest rooms for rent must have made a prior declaration to the mayor of the municipality in which the property is located.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-4

…he right to bring a civil action, if appropriate, in any proceedings brought by the Public Prosecutor.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 4: Cost control of contracts awarded by the State and its public establishments

Article L2196-4

The obligations laid down in this section apply to contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments for which the special nature of the techniques, the small number of candidates with the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-4

…379 of the General Tax Code as well as the tax on commercial surfaces provided for in 6° of article L. 2331-3 of this code, whose revenues have been established on the territory of the municipality, s…

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