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Showing 22312240 of 26507 articles for Art. Loi n° 2014-626 du 18 juin 2014

French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-45

…s mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36 : 1° The conditions set out in I et IV de l'article 19 de la loi n° 96-603 du 5 juillet 1996 relative au développement et à la promotion du commerce et de l'arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Indemnities of holders of office in the Martinique Assembly and of office in the Executive Council

Article L7227-22

…rectors or supervisory board of a company or who chairs a company may not receive, for all of their duties, a total amount of remuneration and expense allowance greater than one and a half times the a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies B

…nd medium-sized companies subject to corporation tax or income tax according to a real system may deduct from their taxable income a sum equal to 40% of the original value of assets included in fixed…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-9

…r the application of article L. 2334-4 à communes de la métropole de Lyon : 1° The intercommunal product of the business value added levy taken into account corresponds to the product collected by the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L763-3

…article L. 229-7 du code de l'environnement are not applicable; 2° Behaviour prohibited under EU Regulation No 596/20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L762-3

…article L. 229-7 du code de l'environnement are not applicable; 2° Behaviour prohibited under EU Regulation No 596/20…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L764-3

…article L. 229-7 du code de l'environnement are not applicable; 2° Behaviour prohibited under EU Regulation No 596/20…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-179

…'s minute book of the power of attorney abroad without acknowledgement of handwriting and signature 18.86 € b) Application relating to a proposal for partition pursuant to article 224 of the law of 1s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article L1435-1

…The services of the agency and the State services implement the coordinated actions required to reduce the factors, particularly environmental and social factors, that affect health. These actions s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-30

…n of the art cinema commission meeting in a regional formation. The Chairman of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée may, if he considers it useful, consult the national arthouse film co…

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