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Showing 43714380 of 29517 articles for Art. 16 mai 1962

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-5

…non-built properties, council tax on second homes and other furnished premises not allocated to the main dwelling and property tax on built properties, excluding the compensation mentioned in c of 1°…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Bearer bonds and stipulations for third parties

Article 1208

Acceptance may come from the beneficiary or, after his or her death, from his or her heirs. It may be express or tacit. It may occur even after the death of the stipulator or promisor.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D422-7

…ed by article L. 321-1 of the French Internal Security Code is as follows : 6% up to 100,000 euros. 16% from €100,001 to €200,000 25% from €200,001 to €500,000. 37% from 500,001 euros to 1,000,000 eur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-92

Each partner has a single vote. A partner may be represented at a meeting by another partner carrying a written mandate. The meeting may only validly deliberate if at least three quarters of the partn…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L593-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-23

…the second paragraph of this II is equal to the sum of the surface areas set out in Article L. 752-16. Failure to carry out the measures taken by the State representative in the department and provid…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Financial provisions

Article L4425-29

…curity scheme, contributions to pension schemes, contributions to the fund instituted in Article L. 1621-2 as well as the training costs of the elected members of the Corsican Assembly and the Corsica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-20

…0 of 28 January 2013 L. 526-7 to L. 526-10 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 526-11 Act no. 2016-1321 of 7 October 2016 L. 526-12 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 526-13 to L. 526-14 law no.…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article L223-2

The enforcement officer with a writ of execution may seize the debtor's vehicle by immobilising it, wherever it may be, by any means that does not result in any damage to the vehicle. The debtor may a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article L522-37-3

Fungible goods represented by a storage receipt may be replaced by goods of the same nature, kind and quality. A storage receipt may be issued representing a batch of fungible goods to be taken from a…

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