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Showing 40714080 of 21130 articles for Art. n° 86-10357 · Cass. 1re civ. 17 January 2006

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6261-7

The territorial council chooses to vote on the local authority's budget by nature or, from 1 January 2009, by function.If the budget is voted on by nature, it also includes a cross-referenced presenta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The local authority's budget and accounts

Article D6361-7

The territorial council chooses to vote on the local authority's budget by nature or, from 1 January 2009, by function.If the budget is voted on by nature, it also includes a cross-referenced presenta…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-10-13

…or the Budget revalorises this aid each year in line with changes in the minimum growth wage from 1 January 2015.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-24

…or the Budget revalorises this aid each year in line with changes in the minimum growth wage from 1 January 2015.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Subscription, purchase or pledging by companies of their own shares

Article L22-10-62

…rovisions apply to buyback programmes submitted for approval at General Meetings held on or after 1 January 2006. In the event of cancellation of the shares purchased, the capital reduction shall be a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…in New Caledonia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-236, R. 127-1 to R. 134-17, R. 143-23…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 bis B

…ed to set aside a provision deductible from taxable income for financial years ending on or after 1 January 2018 and until 31 December 2023, with a view to meeting the following expenses:a) Acquisitio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article D6152-356

…he development of networking between the establishments mentioned inarticle 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986 on statutory provisions relating to the hospital civil service and the cooperation acti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-18

…ys of the date of receipt by the two authorities mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 114-17, unless one or other of them has made known its reasoned disagreement.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

…der the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with unitary effect takes effect in France on the day of publi…

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