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Showing 26612670 of 18997 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 27 Sept. 2005 – no. 03-18.579

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the French Polynesia Local Finance Committee.

Article R2573-34

The Local Finance Committee of French Polynesia established by Article 52 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia is made up of:1° Representatives…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution.

Article R322-47

Draft articles of association must 1° state the object, duration, registered office and name of the company and the territorial scope of its operations, determine the method and general conditions und…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1460

…g to the taking of photographs and the transfer of their works of art within the meaning of article 278 septies and I of article 278-0 bis or of the rights mentioned in g of l'article 279 and relating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: National Fire and Rescue Services Conference

Article R 1424-59

The Conférence nationale des services d'incendie et de secours is made up of forty-three full members appointed by order of the minister in charge of civil protection as follows: a) One Member of Parl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Artist authors

Article R6331-64

I. - Within the skills operator responsible for managing the contribution referred to in article L. 6331-55 , a special section is created to manage the contributions referred to in article L. 6331-65…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Bodies

Article L5211-6-1

…unicipality, authenticated by the most recent decree published in application of article 156 of law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 relating to local democracy;c) Each municipality has at least one s…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 B

…ns falling within the scope of the first paragraph are set by decree.Housing leased, from 1 January 2005, under the conditions set by the articles L. 252-1 to L. 252-4 of the construction and housing…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-76

The municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and mixed syndicates that benefit from the competence provided for in article L. 2224-13 may introduce a fee for the removal o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for registration

Article D7342-6

…n Article L. 7342-7 is personal data within the meaning of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with re…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater O

…ry;3° Companies bearing the "Living Heritage Company" label within the meaning of Article 23 of Law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises.IV. - Regardless of th…

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