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Showing 37213730 of 52335 articles for Art. 1 juin 2005

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1587

…ocated in France.This royalty does not apply to hydrocarbons extracted from deposits located beyond 1 nautical mile of the baselines defined in Article 2 of Ordinance no. 2016-1687 of 8 December 2016…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1590

…according to the period of validity of the exclusive exploration licence provided for in Article L. 142-1 or article L. 142-2 of the Mining Code and according to the following rates per square kilomet…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1589

…omy, Industry, Energy and Technology shall determine the terms and conditions for applying articles 1587 and 1588.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Cemeteries

Article L2223-18-4

…ent deposit of urns or the scattering of ashes, in breach of this code, is punishable by a fine of €15,000 per offence. These provisions do not apply to cinerary sites created before 31 July 2005.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Composition and mandate

Article L23-112-1

…union organisations and by the employers' professional organisations under the following conditions:1° Ten seats are allocated to employees' trade union organisations whose statutory vocation is cross…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENTAL AUTHORITIES

Article L3132-1-1

…s-Rhin is responsible for the control of legality, under the conditions provided for in article L. 3132-1, of the acts emanating from the European Collectivity of Alsace.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article D23-10-1

The two-month period referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 23-10-1 shall be assessed with regard to the date of assignment, understood to be the date of conclusion of the contract.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-1-1

…authorisation, the judicial police officer or agent or, in the case provided for in 3° of Article 21-3 and under the control of the latter, the investigation assistant, may, by any means, request any…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.

Article D1881-1

…the adaptations provided for in II.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSIN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTENTitle IID. 1621-1Resulting from decree no. 2003-592 of 2 July 2003D. 1621-2Resulting from decree no. 2010-102 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-16-1

I.-For the duration of the research referred to in 1° of article L. 1121-1, the sponsor provides free of charge the investigational medicinal products and, where applicable, the ancillary medicinal pr…

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