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Showing 19111920 of 3243 articles for Art. 18 juill. 2000

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…ponding to the contribution for the operation of the transferred services, on the basis of the year 2000. The total amount of this compensation is revalued by applying the growth rates of the global o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-8

…of rules and have signed the contract of republican commitment mentioned in article 10-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations. The iss…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 bis

…Etablissement public de gestion immobilière du Nord-Pas-de-Calais created by Article 191 of Law no. 2000-1208 of 13 December 2000 relating to urban solidarity and renewal.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 196

…ome separate from that which serves as the basis for the taxpayer's taxation: 1° His children under 18 years of age or infirm; 2° Under the same conditions, the children he has taken into his own home…

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

Article R2113-22

The provisions of articles R. 2511-17 and R. 2511-18 relating to the participation of associations in municipal life are applicable to municipalities resulting from a merger with fewer than 100,000 in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R742-17

…cle R. 221-127 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of I, in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R743-17

…R. 221-127 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of I, in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Common provisions

Article R744-16

…s applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2019-1379 of 18 December 2019, subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of I, in t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-3

…gal weekly working hours and maximum daily working hours set out in articles L. 3121-27 and L. 3121-18 and the decrees set out in articles L. 3121-67 and L. 3121-68 is punishable by a fourth-class fin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article R1526-1

…on and the action for recognition of rights provided for in Titles V and VI of Act No. 2016-1547 of 18 November 2016 on the modernisation of justice for the 21st century .

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