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Showing 19511960 of 26507 articles for Art. Loi n° 2014-626 du 18 juin 2014

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation and operation of the High Council

Article R821-4

The High Council and the Bureau may, under the conditions defined by the rules of procedure, use the forms of remote collegiate deliberation provided for by ordonnance no. 2014-1329 of 6 November 2014…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budget and accounts

Article L2564-19-1

The twentieth paragraph of article L. 2313-1 is applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-4

…ives elected by the staff of the National Consumer Institute, under the conditions laid down by the loi n° 83-675 du 26 juillet 1983 relative à la démocratisation du secteur public ; 4° Le président d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1232-6

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Economic aid

Article R2251-2

…f 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations and of the décret n° 2001-495 du 6 juin 2001pris pour son application, are attached to the deliberations awarding thes…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies B

…onal retirement schemes for local elected representatives set up before the entry into force of the loi n° 92-108 du 3 février 1992 relative aux conditions d'exercice des mandats locaux sont imposable…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-3

…er the conditions laid down by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and by th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: The order for payment.

Article 1405

Recovery of a claim may be sought under the injunction to pay procedure when: 1° The claim has a contractual cause or results from an obligation of a statutory nature and amounts to a specified amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AND REGIONS TO THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article L7331-3

The creation of the territorial authorities of French Guiana and Martinique constituted pursuant to loi n° 2011-884 du 27 juillet 2011 relative aux collectivités territoriales de Guyane et de Martiniq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: The electronic portal

Article R814-58-2

The third parties receiving or issuing procedural documents, referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 814-13, expressly consent or request to use electronic communication by registering on th…

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