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Showing 881890 of 68978 articles for Art. s. L. 145-1 to L. 145-60 + R. 145-1 to R. 145-38

French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions relating to production companies and cinematographic or audiovisual works

Article D331-38

…220 quaterdecies of the French General Tax Code is the one responsible, under a contract entered into with a production company whose head office is located outside France, for bringing together the…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Striking off and withdrawal from the roll.

Article 383

…vent of removal from the roll, on proof of the completion of the steps the failure of which had led to the removal or, in the event of withdrawal from the roll, at the request of one of the parties.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Striking off and withdrawal from the roll.

Article 381

Removal from the register sanctions the parties' failure to act diligently in accordance with the law. It removes the case from the list of pending cases. It is notified by simple letter to the partie…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Striking off and withdrawal from the roll.

Article 382

Withdrawal from the roll shall be ordered when all parties make a written and reasoned request.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Sales tax

Article 302 septies-0 AA

They may apply to benefit from the simplified scheme provided for in article 302 septies A, subject to compliance with the conditions, from 1 January of the second year following the year in which the…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis S

In accordance with the provisions of Article L. 3332-22 du code du travail, when a company carries out a capital increase reserved for members of a company savings scheme, the benefit constituted by t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Revenue authorities (R).

Article R1617-10

Revenue administrators are authorised to have a permanent cash float, the amount of which is set by the instrument setting up the agency. The maximum amount of cash that the administrator is authorise…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition (R).

Article R1221-1

The National Council for the Training of Local Elected Representatives is made up of twenty members.The members are appointed by order of the minister responsible for local authorities, according to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-14

Each member of the board of directors or the administrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services is elected for six years, except when he ceases to hold the elective office or mand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-15

…he department, communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, firefighters or territorial civil servants of the fire and rescue service who are not professional firefighters, this tit…

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