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Showing 22612270 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R1435-17

…work of contracts awarded in accordance with public procurement rules. Articles R. 1435-30, R. 1435-31 and R. 1435-33 do not apply to such remuneration.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-149

…ained under the conditions set out in articles L. 223-14 and L. 228-24 and 10 of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990, the transferee shall apply to the National Commission for Registration and Discipl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for redeployment and retraining measures

Article R5522-90

For the application of article R. 5123-31 in Mayotte, the second paragraph reads as follows: "The allowance ceases to be paid when, from the age stipulated in article 2 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 Mar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…urban areas to be revitalised defined in II, companies that are created between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023 and, when they are located in the communes mentioned in the sixth paragraph of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L441-2

…life insurance apply to the operations governed by this chapter, with the exception of Articles L. 131-1, L. 131-2, L. 132-5-2, L. 132-5-3, L. 132-9, L. 132-9-1, L. 132-20 to L. 132-22-1, L. 132-30 an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External action by local and regional authorities

Article L1115-4-2

…lic law within the meaning of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382-0

…rticle 1384 C as well as to articles 1384 E, 1384 F, 1586 A and 1586 B in their version in force on 31 December 2020, is equal to the ratio between:1° On the one hand, the sum of the products, calcula…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 sexvicies

…Article 4 B can benefit from an income tax reduction for the acquisition, from 1 January 2009 until 31 December 2022, a new dwelling or a dwelling in a future state of completion or a dwelling that ha…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-2

…172-8, L. 172-9, L. 172-13 (second paragraph), L. 172-17, L. 172-20, L. 172-22, L. 172-28, L. 172-31, L. 173-22-1, L. 175-7, L. 175-8, L. 175-9, L. 175-12, L. 175-13, L. 175-14 (first, second, fourt…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-49

…agreement, the magistrate hearing the case may, without prejudice to the provisions of Article 694-31, refuse to execute the request.

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