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Showing 11811190 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Consultation of the Assembly of French Guyana by the Government

Article L7152-5

…is asked for its opinion by the representative of the State in the territorial collectivity, before 31 December each year, on the general guidelines for the programming of State housing aid for the fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement

Article L7227-32

For the application of articles L. 7227-29 to L. 7227-31, the contributions of the territorial collectivity of Martinique and those of its elected representatives are calculated on the amount of compe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-30

…he alerts provided for in Article 696-111 must be issued are those provided for in Articles D. 47-1-31 to D. 47-1-34.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to joint ventures.

Article R814-155

The joint ventures provided for by the Article 22 of Law No. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 shall be known as "sociétés en participation d'administrateurs judiciaires" or "sociétés en participation de ma…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 211-93

…the ratio between the amount of the aforementioned appropriations and the number of works which, at 31 December of the previous calendar year, met the conditions for receiving a direct allocation.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° ter : Free transfer duties. Exemption for property and property rights located in Mayotte.

Article 1135 ter

…rty titles have been established by a duly transcribed or published deed between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2025.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-109

…new partner enters the company by contributing his industry alone, the provisions of Article R. 743-31 sont applicables.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-13

The same natural person or legal entity listed in 1° and 5° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of the liberal professions in the form of companies may only ho…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1763 C

…case may be, in I of article L. 214-30 of the Monetary and Financial Code, in I of l'article L. 214-31 of the same code or VI ter of article 199 terdecies-0 A, the fund management company is liable fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Collection, control, penalties and litigation relating to tourist tax

Article L2333-34

…gning public accountant the amount of the tax calculated pursuant to articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-31. Professionals who, by electronic means, provide a booking or rental service or put people in tou…

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