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Showing 27712780 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: New horizontal aid to compensate for reduced activity

Article 919-89

…amount of aid may not exceed that of the actual loss of turnover recorded over the period between 1 January and 30 June 2021 compared with the average turnover achieved between 1 January and 30 June i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
16°: Acquisitions of woods and forests and land for reforestation

Article 1137

…re land not subject to a prohibition on afforestation, recorded in a notarised deed signed before 1 January 2005, are exempt from any levy for the benefit of the Treasury if the purchaser undertakes i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Departmental share of excise duty on electricity

Article D3333-1

…n charge of energy the data required to determine the quantities of electricity supplied, since 1st January, in each commune, in addition to the data relating to transport. III - From 1st January 2023…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-24

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National Council.

Article R4321-38-2

…p the restricted panel called upon to deliberate in the cases provided for in II of article L. 4321-17-1. The restricted panel also includes the member of the Conseil d'Etat who assists the Conseil na…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article L223-25

The manager may be dismissed by a decision of the shareholders under the conditions of Article L. 223-29, unless the Articles of Association provide for a greater majority. If dismissal is decided wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R214-88

The 20% limit referred to in article R. 214-85 and the 20% ratio referred to in article R. 214-86 are complied with on 30 June and 31 December of each financial year, at the end of the three-year peri…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-2

Self-employed workers and employers, when working directly on a building or civil engineering site, are only subject to the provisions of article R. 4534-18 concerning the examination of equipment, ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5215-1

…se conditions are not required for 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 inter…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196 bis

The situation to be taken into account is that existing on 1 January of the year of taxation. However, in the year of the occurrence or cessation of one or more of the events or conditions mentioned i…

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