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Showing 20712080 of 4433 articles for Art. 14 Dec 1989

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 F sexies

…by lots triggering the right of pre-emption provided for in the article 10 of law no. 75-1351 of 31 December 1975 relating to the protection of occupants of residential premises or the right of pre-em…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 bis

…es, privileges and penalties. These provisions do not apply to the benefits mentioned in Article 80 decies nor to those from a retirement savings plan mentioned in Article L. 224-1 of the Monetary and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-164

…w to the construction of facilities, developments or buildings in the public interest;3° Operations declared to be in the public interest, as well as exchanges or disposals carried out as part of one…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-33

The resources allocated under I of article L. 2531-14 are allocated after deduction of an amount equal to the regularisations made the previous year.For the application of III of article L. 2531-14. 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article L351-3

…g from the loi n° 2017-203 du 21 février 2017 L. 312-2 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 312-4 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-351 du 25 mars 2016 L. 312-5 to L. 312-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets

Article R236-15

The period provided for in the third paragraph of article L. 236-14 is three months from the last publication formality or the sending of the simple or registered letter provided for in article R. 236…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-75

…territorial jurisdiction to hear the actions referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1221-14 is determined in accordance with Article R. 312-14-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Departmental maternal and child protection service.

Article L2112-7

…the département.In the départements where, on the date of entry into force of law no. 89-899 of 18 December 1989 relating to the protection and promotion of health, the family and childhood and adapt…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Personal recovery without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-1

When the commission imposes a personal recovery without judicial liquidation, this decision is notified to the parties by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. This letter mentions the pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Compulsory tax

Article 1584 bis

…les by lots triggering the right of pre-emption provided for in Article 10 of Law no. 75-1351 of 31 December 1975 relating to the protection of occupants of residential premises or the right of pre-em…

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