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Showing 19611970 of 41014 articles for Art. s. L 237-18 · L 237-19 · L 237-15

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Referee (R)

Article R1425-18

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 1424-20, the matter shall be referred to the arbitrator upon a joint written request specifying the subject of the disagreement on which arbit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1840 I

Any fraud or attempted fraud and, in general, any manoeuvre with the aim or having the result of defrauding or compromising the tax, committed in the use of stamping machines is punishable by the pena…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article R5211-18

The audited accounts referred to in article L. 2313-1-1 are audited by a statutory auditor for bodies subject to the obligation to certify their accounts and by the chairman of the body in question fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Availability

Article R7123-18

The availability contract provided for in article L. 7123-17 shall be concluded before the start of the service. It is drawn up for each mannequin and is given to them and, where applicable, to their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Acts and formalities relating to the seizure of immovable property and sale by auction

Article A444-191

I. - With the exception of the cases mentioned in II and III, deeds carried out in relation to the seizure of immovable property and licitation by judicial auction (numbers 1, 2 and 3 of Table 6) give…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Conditions relating to the amount of remuneration paid to authors, performers and producers

Article 211-19

…nvest the sums entered in their automatic cinema production account for the production of feature films or benefit from the selective financial aid provided for in section 3 of this chapter as well as…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Contribution on mineral waters

Article 1582

I.-The communes in whose territory mineral water springs are located may institute, for their own benefit, a contribution on these waters.The deliberation instituting the contribution or modifying its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Generators, kits and precursors.

Article R5122-18

The provisions of sections 1 to 3 of this chapter, with the exception of article R. 5122-17, are applicable to advertising for the generators, kits and precursors defined in 8°, 9° and 10° of article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: Protection of the identity of certain officials involved in criminal proceedings

Article R2-18

The authorisation referred to in the second paragraph of I of article 15-4 is issued in writing and is valid for the duration of the officer's assignment or temporary secondment to the department or u…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services in France (Incoming passport)

Article R532-19

I. - When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution initiates disciplinary proceedings against an investment services provider from another Member State of the European Union or another Sta…

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