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Showing 19111920 of 32230 articles for Art. Loi 2011-900 du 29-7-2011

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R5421-7

The budget of the interdepartmental institution comprises as revenue: 1° Contributions from the associated departments; 2° Income from the institution's activities; 3° Income from the institution's mo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations.

Article R441-7

The economic sectors defined in III of Article L. 441-15 are: 1° The motor industry sector listed under division 29 of section C of the French activity nomenclature; >The construction sector listed un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-7

For the determination of the expenditure incurred by the State in 1998 in respect of training initiatives for young people under the age of twenty-six pursuant to II b of Article 82 of Law no. 83-8 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article 706-47

…icle 222-26-1 of the same code; 4° Sexual assault offences provided for in articles 222-27 à 222-33 du même code; 5° Délits et crimes de traite des êtres humains à l'égard d'un mineur prévus aux artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Acts relating mainly to the family

Article A444-74

The declaration of employment by separate deed (number 29 of table 5) gives rise to the collection of the proportional fee provided for in 2° of article A. 444-73.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-2

ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF TERRITORIAL CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRYYou can consult the JORF n° 0234 of 7 October 2021, text n° 36, at the following address: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/download/pd…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe 7-3

ELECTION OF CONSULAR DELEGATESYou can consult the photos in the JO n° 244 of 20/10/2010 text number 8

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 3: Financial contributions from communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation in the département, communes in the metropolitan area, the metropolitan area and the département to the budget of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-76

…manent public employees with the status of volunteer firefighters, the availability granted to them during working hours or the social measures taken in favour of volunteers. The board of directors ma…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and scope of application

Article L711-7

…r who has made a declaration of constitution of affected assets in accordance with article L. 526-7 du code de commerce, subject to the reservations set out in this article.They apply to over-indebted…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable persons

Article 7

The rules governing taxation, the basis of assessment and the settlement of tax, as well as those concerning the filing of returns, provided for by the present code with regard to income tax for marri…

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