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Showing 19711980 of 34488 articles for Art. CAA Marseille 31-3-2022 n° 19MA02901

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-3

…er-municipal cooperation with their own tax status within five years of the promulgation of the loi n° 2015-991 du 7 août 2015 portant nouvelle organisation territoriale de la République.For the appli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-33

By way of derogation from Article L. 236-1 and where the laws of at least one of the Member States of the European Union involved in the merger so permit, the merger agreement may provide, for the cro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies G

I.-Small and medium-sized non-road diesel retail businesses that, as at 1 January 2020, do not have facilities for storing and distributing diesel that is not coloured and traced, subject to corporati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article L313-30

A credit institution or finance company that assigns or pledges business receivables under the conditions set out in article L. 313-23 may, at any time, issue securities intended for the use of all or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-35

The Conseil national de pilotage des agences régionales de santé is responsible for controlling and monitoring the management of the fund. To this end, it receives, each year before 31 May, the report…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedures for issuing certificates

Article R3115-30

The results of inspections and copies of health inspection or health inspection exemption certificates issued on behalf of the State are kept for a period of five years by the persons or bodies mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Referrals to the Agency by the associations referred to in Article L. 1313-3

Article R1313-32

Referrals made by associations authorised under the second paragraph of article L. 1313-3 must be sent by the head of the association, or by his or her representative expressly designated by proxy, to…

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

Article L3334-3

Each département receives a lump-sum allocation.I. - From 2015, each département's lump-sum allocation is equal to the amount received the previous year in respect of this allocation. For each departm…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article D775-39

…no. 2020-1774 of 21 December 2020D. 561-32-1no. 2020-119 of 12 February 2020D. 561-33 to D. 561-34-1n° 2021-375 of 1st April 2021D. 561-35No. 2018-284 of 18 April 2018D. 561-51no. 2021-1113 of 23 Augu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-32

The association mentioned in 1° of article L. 621-31 is formed by the persons listed in the same 1°, in accordance with the law of 1st July 1901 relating to the contract of association. Only persons i…

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