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Showing 20012010 of 5757 articles for Art. Vertical Guidelines – 30 June 2022 – pts 29–46

French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VI: Company difficulties.

Article L620-1

…of classes of affected parties, in accordance with the provisions of articles L. 626-29 and L. 626-30.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO CERTAIN LOCAL PUBLIC SERVICES

Article R1426-2

…ting from the provision of infrastructures mentioned in Article R. 1426-1 shall communicate, before 30 June each year, to the Autorité de régulation des communications électroniques et des postes the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4413-3

The Ile-de-France region defines regional travel policy, in compliance with the guidelines of the master plan for the Ile-de-France region provided for by Article L. 123-1 of the town planning code an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-50

The notifications provided for in III of Article L. 613-46-4 shall be made no later than two days after the express approval referred to in 3° of I of Article L. 613-46-3 . The notification shall incl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R773-18

Article R. 531-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022, subject to the deletion in the second paragraph of the words: "in accordance with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R774-18

Article R. 531-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022, subject to the deletion in the second paragraph of the words: "in accordance wi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Powers.

Article L121-1

…ations in conjunction with local authorities and the partners concerned. It lays down the rules and guidelines for international cooperation in the field of tourism and ensures their implementation, p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Investment services providers

Article R775-17

…le R. 531-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Decree no. 2022-125 of 4 February 2022, subject to the deletion in the second paragraph of the words: "in accor…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…2112-14 to R. 2113-8In Title IIR. 2121-1 to R. 2122-1R. 2122-2Resulting from decree no. 2021-357 of 30 March 2021R. 2122-3 to R. 2122-7R. 2122-8Resulting from decree no. 2019-1344 of 12 December 2019R…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Eligible start-up costs

Article D331-37

The rules relating to expenditure giving entitlement to the tax credit for video game creation expenditure are set out in Articles 46 quater-0 YZG to 46 quater-0 YZI of Annex III to the General Tax Co…

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