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Showing 22212230 of 29800 articles for Art. 15 mai 1990

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article R256

For the application of articles R. 15-1 and R. 15-5, a paragraph worded as follows completes these articles:"When the person concerned is in office on an island other than that on which the court of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1668

…rest euro. The fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is counted as 1.Payments must be made no later than 15 March, 15 June, 15 September and 15 December of each year.The organisations mentioned in the firs…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financing (R).

Article R4433-18

…hment of the regional development schemes provided for in Articles L. 4433-7 to L. 4433-11, L. 4433-15 and L. 4433-16 are deducted from the remaining 15% of the special assistance referred to in the l…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-8

Without prejudice to article L. 113-15-2, the policyholder and the insurance undertaking may terminate the contract annually by notifying the other party at least two months before the expiry date. Th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1840 I

…he use of a machine without the authorisation of the administration, the fine may not be less than €15..

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed measures

Article R15-33-45

…ere the provisions of the fifteenth paragraph of Article 41-2, the report referred to in Article R. 15-33-40 or a separate record specifies the conditions under which the victim was informed, which ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Specific provisions applicable when the amount of eligible damage exceeds six million euros excluding tax

Article R1613-17

…for each event, the maximum rate of compensation within the range provided for in Article R. 1613-15 and decide on the total amount of subsidies that may be granted to local authorities and grouping…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Demergers involving the participation of joint stock companies or limited liability companies

Article L236-26

…the conditions and with the effects provided for in the second to last paragraphs of article L. 236-15.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-17

…y liquidation proceedings, the provisions relating to employee claims mentioned in Articles L. 3253-15, L. 3253-19 to L. 3253-21 are applicable to the payment of the indemnities provided for in Articl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Certification and swearing-in

Article R15-33-29-2

…the conditions set out in article 29-1 or if it fails to comply with the provisions of l'article R. 15-33-29-1. The principal and the private security guard must, prior to the decision, have been give…

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