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Showing 441450 of 615 articles for Art. no. 59-11394

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of the national conference

Article R 1424-62

…If necessary, the deliberation may be organised in accordance with the procedures set out in Decree no. 2014-1627 of 26 December 2014 on the procedures for organising remote deliberations of collegiat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article D5424-7

…5424-19 are applicable: 1° To workers belonging to the professional activities mentioned by decree no. 59-534 of 9 April 1959 relating to the nomenclature of economic activities under the following n…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Special rules relating to sociétés de placement à prépondérance immobilière à capital variable (real estate investment companies with variable capital)

Article L214-63

As an exception to the first paragraph of Article L. 225-51-1, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-53 and the third paragraph of Article L. 225-59 of the Commercial Code, the functions of Managing D…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa A: National aviation tax commission

Article 1651 L bis

A National Commission for Aeronautical Taxes is hereby set up with jurisdiction to examine the disputes referred to in Article L. 59 C bis of the Book of Tax Procedures. This commission is chaired by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Availability.

Article R6152-68

The position vacated by a practitioner placed on non-active status is declared vacant when the period of non-active status exceeds six months. If the person concerned wishes to be reinstated before th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: The act of recognition.

Article 62

The acknowledgement deed shall state the forenames, surname, date of birth or, failing that, age, place of birth and domicile of the person making the acknowledgement. It states the child's date and p…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Training arrangements

Article R212-10-17

Pre-requisites for entry to the course, enabling the level of those wishing to follow the course to be verified and defined by the decree governing the speciality, specialisation, option or complement…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IIa: Commission nationale des impôts directs et des taxes sur le chiffre d'affaires (National Commission for Direct Taxes and Turnover Taxes)

Article 1651 K

For the determination of the market value used for the assessment of value added tax, in the case provided for in 4° of I of Article L. 59 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, the commission comprises, by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L341-60

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Legal proceedings

Article D1251-32

The trade union organisation which takes legal action on behalf of an employee, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 1251-59, shall notify the employee by registered letter with acknowledgem…

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