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Showing 301310 of 29080 articles for Art. CE 4-10-2013 n° 351065

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1042

…under article L. 1522-1 du code général des collectivités territoriales ne donnent lieu à aucune perception au profit du Trésor, sous réserve que la décision de l'assemblée délibérante compétente pour…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 1019

…rities, transferred control of the company holding the authorisation to use the radioelectric resource.The tax applies to all contributions, disposals or exchanges whose cumulative total over six mont…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R743-108

…tal pursuant to the article 21 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, shall be completed in accordance with the rules laid down by the article 52 of Decree n° 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Method of payment of wages

Article L112-10

Wages are paid under the conditions set out in Article L. 3241-1 of the French Labour Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-10

A foreign national applying for the issue or renewal of a residence permit must submit the following in support of their application:1° Documents proving their civil status;2° Documents proving their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-107

Articles 1871 to 1873 of the Civil Code relating to joint ventures shall apply to the profession of statutory auditor under the conditions set out in this subsection.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-109

…the partnership, together with its name, must be indicated in the professional acts and correspondence of each partner.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-108

The formation of a joint venture gives rise to the insertion of a notice in a medium authorised to receive legal announcements at the registered office of the company, if there is one, or at the place…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Principles and means of prevention

Article R4412-108

In order to reduce to the lowest level technically possible the duration and level of exposure of workers and to guarantee the absence of pollution of the buildings, equipment, structures, installatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Principles and means of prevention

Article R4412-109

During the preparation phase of the operation, the employer shall put in place collective protection measures appropriate to the nature of the operations to be carried out, to prevent the dispersion o…

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