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Showing 10411050 of 32118 articles for Art. Cass. ch. mixte 8-6-2007 n° 05-10.727

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R1232-8

The Chief Executive Officer has the following responsibilities: 1° He prepares the deliberations of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are carried out or has them carried out; 3° He is the a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-6

The agglomeration community is substituted ipso jure for the syndicat de communes or syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to its own, for all the competences it exercises. The agglomeration com…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Miscellaneous obligations

Article 881 C

A fixed contribution of €15 is levied for each requisition to publish, register or mention that does not give rise to a proportional contribution and in particular: 1° For each declaration of a change…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-8

Revenue for the conurbation community's budget includes:1° The tax resources mentioned in I and V of article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code.The conurbation community may, in addition, collect, in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R1243-8

Any changes relating to :1° The name or administrative address of the establishment or organisation, or where applicable the authorised site;2° The appointment of a new director of the establishment o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Negotiating and formalising the commercial relationship

Article L441-8

I. - Without prejudice to Article 172a of Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the common organisation of the markets in agricultural produ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to outdoor screenings

Article D214-8

Authorisation to organise the open-air film screenings referred to in 6° of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-8

The penalties for importing or exporting organs, tissues, cells and cell products for therapeutic purposes in breach of the provisions adopted for the application of articles L. 1235-1, L. 1245-5 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article D49-85

Where the sentencing court has not fixed the place where the sentenced person is required to reside or has not fixed the periods during which the sentenced person may be absent from this place, these…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 quindecies

Distributions and net gains relating to units in venture capital mutual funds, specialised professional funds covered by article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code in its version prior to Or…

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