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Showing 26512660 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-116

…ing. The report shall also include the information provided for in Articles R. 225-115 and R. 22-10-31.The Statutory Auditor shall, in particular, verify that the terms of the transaction comply with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Surface fresh water used or intended to be used for the production of water intended for human consumption

Article R1321-42

…with the maximum acceptable values set by the derogation granted in application of article R. 1321-31;2° A water resource management plan has been defined within the zone concerned, except for certai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Common provisions (R)

Article D1612-7

…compensation de la taxe professionnelle en application du IV et IV bis de Article 6 of Law no. 86-1317 of 30 December 1986, as amended, on the initial finance law for 1987;- the estimated amount of c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article R2333-47

For the application of the provisions of II of Article L. 2333-34 and Article L. 2333-37 with regard to tourist tax and Article L. 2333-45 in the case of flat-rate tourist tax, taxpayers who have paid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Operation

Article D1432-46

…gional Conference on Health and Independence.Each of the commissions referred to in article D. 1432-31 may, by decision of its chairperson, hear any outside person whose opinion is likely to inform it…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Regional Health Agency for French Guiana

Article D1444-2

…e Director General of the Regional Health Agency"; 7° 23° of the same article is deleted and 24° to 31° become 23° to 30°; 8° In the third paragraph of Article D. 1432-46, the words: "in a special for…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 B quater

…ariable or units in a fonds commun de placement and dissolutions occurring between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Tasks of the agency

Article 706-160

…crecy being enforceable against it, subject to the provisions of article 66-5 of law no. 71-1130 of 31 December 1971 reforming certain judicial and legal professions.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 B bis

…assified in the second and sixth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and located in the wetlands defined in 1° of I of article L. 211-1 of the Environme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46-1

…upervisory board may: 1° Refer the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010…

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