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Showing 23212330 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

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

Article D6362-1

…t of the business tax compensation allowance pursuant to IV and IV bis of Article 6 of Act no. 86-1317 of 30 December 1986 amending the Initial Finance Act for 1987;3° The estimated amount of compensa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L764-7

…1-1 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 433-1-2 Law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 L. 433-2 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 433-3 law no. 2014-384 of 29 March 2014 L. 433-4 law no. 2019-486 of 22…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L763-7

…1-1 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 433-1-2 Law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 L. 433-2 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 433-3 law no. 2014-384 of 29 March 2014 L. 433-4 law no. 2019-486 of 22…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L762-7

…1-1 Law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003 L. 433-1-2 Law no. 2015-990 of 6 August 2015 L. 433-2 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 433-3 law no. 2014-384 of 29 March 2014 L. 433-4 law no. 2019-486 of 22…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article R40-37

…the provisions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the articles 41 and 44 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…ending on the nature of the expenditure concerned, with the intensity rates provided for in Article 17(6), Article 18(2), Article 19(3), Article 25(5)(c) and (6), Article 28(3), 4 of Article 29 and 4…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Minimum rental value

Article 1518 B

As from 1 January 1980, the rental value of tangible fixed assets acquired as a result of contributions, demergers, mergers of companies or transfers of establishments carried out as from 1 January 19…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies F

Companies that build or have built buildings intended to meet the obligations set out in the loi n° 96-1236 du 30 décembre 1996 sur l'air et l'utilisation rationnelle de l'énergie et par les chapitres…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-2

…1111-8-2 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.Articles L. 1111-2, L. 1111-4, L. 1111-6 and L. 1111-11 are applicable in their wording…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-10

Article R. 228-60, except insofar as it determines the conditions for application of Article L. 228-51, and articles R. 228-61 to R. 228-64 are applicable to the representatives of the bondholders' gr…

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