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Showing 24012410 of 44263 articles for Art. CE 23-2-2000 n° 162659

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-24

The standardised models for the statistical statements referred to in articles R. 1614-22 and R. 1614-23 are set by joint orders of the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for the Sea.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Special provisions applicable to nationalisation operations

Article 248 B

…150-0 A are not applicable to exchanges of securities carried out under the loi de nationalisation n° 82-155 du 11 février 1982. In the event of the sale of the securities received in exchange, the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L917-2

The Chamber of Agriculture, Commerce, Industry, Trades and Crafts recruits and manages private-law staff and public-law staff, including those subject to the status provided for by loi n° 52-1311 du 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-24

The term of office of the members of the Steering Committee is three years, renewable. The provisions of the second and third paragraphs of article R. 1221-2 as well as the provisions of article R. 12…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L532-27

…L. 532-23 to L. 532-25-1 shall be communicated to the competent authorities of the Member State concerned.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R446-2

…provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resultin…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26-5

…ject to the provisions of the second paragraph (1°) of article 23-9, declarations of nationality, once they have been registered, take effect on the date on which they were made.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article R341-25

…of the third paragraph of article L. 314-23 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Support for young people's initiative projects.

Article L5522-24

The aid provided for in Article L. 5522-23, the maximum amount of which is determined by decree, is paid from the date on which the business is actually created or taken over.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informal appeals

Article R2122-25

The time limits set by articles R. 2122-21 and R. 2122-23 are calculated and extended in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 642 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

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