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Showing 46814690 of 29778 articles for Art. 15 mai 1991

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-46

…ed, the applicant must, under the same penalty, lodge this statement with the court registry within 15 days of lodging the statement of appeal. The statement of appeal shall mention the list of suppor…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General information

Article 1379-0 bis

…ss property tax, the components of the flat-rate tax on network companies, provided for in articles 1519 D, 1519 E, 1519 F, 1519 G, 1519 H and 1519 HA, the property tax on built-up properties, the pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of chambers of commerce and industry.

Article D711-70-1

…y of budgetary appropriations, the part of the indemnity exceeding one year's salary may be paid by 15 February of the following financial year at the latest. If the dismissal takes place during the f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 sexies A

…aragraph in respect of the expenditure referred to in b of 1° of II. II.-The tax credit is equal to 15% of the total amount of the following expenses incurred between 1 March 2020 and 31 December 2020…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

…he companies mentioned, are set by decree;3° bis (Repealed);4° Subject to the provisions of article 153, the taxes payable by the company, levied during the financial year, with the exception of taxes…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Funds open to non-professional investors.

Article R214-186

…al funds referred to in Article L. 214-42 as it read prior to the date of publication ofOrder 2011-915 of 1 August 2011 relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-12

…ividuel, du président de la métropole du Grand Paris ou de l'établissement public territorial ou du maire de Paris. They are placed, for the performance of their duties, under his functional authority…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…receded; 10° A stadium ban imposed in application of the provisions of articles L. 332-11 to L. 332-15 of the Sports Code; 11° A ban on appearing in certain places or meeting certain persons issued pu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

…ions in force"; 6° In Article L. 312-2: a) the references to Articles L. 421-9 to L. 421-11, L. 421-15, L. 421-16, L. 421-23 and L. 421-24 are deleted; b) the article is supplemented by a paragraph wo…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Company mutual funds

Article L214-164

…from among the representatives of the unitholders.When the penultimate paragraph of article L. 3332-15 of the same code is applied, the fund regulations refer to the provisions specified in the saving…

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