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Showing 49214930 of 9437 articles for Art. 8 janv. 2008

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Urban Community

Article L5215-35

…temporary exemptions enjoyed by new constructions as well as the premises referred to in articles 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code in respect of property tax on built-up properties are offset…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…ent of application of the guarantee scheme provided for inarticle 120 of the amended financelaw no. 2008-1443 of 30 December 2008;7° The procedures for calculating members' votes in the election of Su…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4462-1

…ceed fifteen days;6° In ammunition storage facilities in risk division 1.4, as defined by Directive 2008/68/EC of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods, under the responsibility…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Purpose and conditions of award

Article 211-90

…eaf or hard of hearing of 12 December 2011 and those of the Audiodescription Charter of 10 December 2008.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-1

…sed or subjected to a direct or indirect discriminatory measure, as defined in Article 1 of Law No. 2008-496 of 27 May 2008 containing various provisions for adapting to Community law in the field of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Tests of knowledge.

Article D4111-3

…hosen from the sections or sub-sections of the National Universities Council governed by decree no. 87-31 of 20 January 1987 corresponding to the discipline or speciality concerned:a) For medicine, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Economic and social measures

Article L2573-37

…7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia from the renewal of the municipal councils in 2008 and subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6413-1

…the specific organisation of the local authority. This article shall enter into force on 1 January 2008. As from this date, the laws and regulations already in force in matters not excluded from the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article L3332-1

…re, d'urbanisme et de l'environnement, prévue à l'article 1635 quater A du code général des impôts ;8° The repayment from the Fonds national de garantie individuelle des ressources;9° The fraction of…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…ating using the bioreactor method and recovering energy from the captured biogas tonne 34 35 47 53 58 61 65 D.-Authorised facilities falling under both B and C tonne 17 18 30 40 51 58 65 E.-Other auth…

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