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Showing 34613470 of 29102 articles for Art. 19 mai 2010

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article R2336-1

I.-For the application of III and IV of Article L. 2336-2 and I of article L. 2336-5, the logarithmic coefficient varies according to the population determined in application of

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Preparations for the vote and voting (R)

Article R1112-6

…roll; 18° Article R. 60 relating to proof of identity in communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants; 19° The articles R. 61 and R. 62 relating to the electoral roll and its control; 20° Les articles R.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R1614-42

…or the special assistance mentioned in article R. 1614-41 are delegated to the regional prefects in mainland France and to the prefect of Corsica. They are divided between them as follows: 1° 25% acco…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Extensions

Article R5132-1-8

…of the notification. The extension is declared using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19, by the structure in the cases mentioned in 1°, and by the prescriber in the cases mentioned in 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-43

…in particular, showing the resulting commitments for the public health institution: a) The entity's main links with the public health institution and the nature of the control or significant influence…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…sea and electricity production facilities using mechanical wind energy installed before 1 January 2019, provided for in Article 1519 D;b) Electricity production facilities of nuclear or fossil-fired o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Withholding taxes and levies on certain income and profits earned by companies not established in France for tax purposes

Article 235 quater

…ficiary of income and profits subject to withholding or deductions at source mentioned in articles 119 bis, 182 A bis, 182 B, 244 bis, 244 bis A and 244 bis B may request that the tax paid pursuant to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41

…lt provided for in articles 495-7 to 495-13. With the exception of the offences set out in articles 19 and 27 of Order no. 45-2658 of 2 November 1945 relating to the conditions of entry and residence…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-5

…rst been sorted and checked using equipment that meets the requirements of Regulation (EU) No. 1210/2010 referred to in Article R. 121-3 ; 5° A credit institution, La Poste, an electronic money instit…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-24

…in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 has received the agreement referred to in Article L. 356-19 ; d) The undertaking referred to in the first paragraph of Article R. 356-8 has received the agre…

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