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Showing 38713880 of 4057 articles for Art. 16 Dec 1992

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 156 bis

…by natural persons in respect of the property charges borne by the company between the date of the declaration of the start of construction provided for in article R.* 424-16 of the town planning cod…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Appointment of a representative in France

Article 289 A

…ating to mutual assistance similar in scope to that provided for by Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, duties and other me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Position limits

Article L420-11

…within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse; 2° Promote orderly quotation and efficient settlement, including by a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Remuneration committees

Article L511-102

I. - The Remuneration Committee prepares the decisions that the Board of Directors, the Supervisory Board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions takes concerning remuneration, i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R761-5

…1-5 and R. 751-1 to R. 751-9 do not apply; 5° Article R. 711-1 reads as follows:"Art. R. 711-1.-The decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is deemed to have been executed on the dat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-4

The decisions of the Supervisory Board referred to in Article L. 6143-1 and the acts of the Director referred to in Article L. 6143-7 are enforceable subject to the following conditions: 1° The decisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article R1121-3-1

…s, it is the subject of the agreement provided for in the second paragraph of IV of Article L. 1121-16-1, between the legal representative of the research site and the legal representative of the rese…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Issuance of Bulletin No. 2 of the Criminal Record

Article R79

…proceedings; 13° To the tax authorities when issuing the certificates provided for in article 6 of decree no. 75-911 of 6 October 1975 relating to approved management centres ; 14° To State administr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Common provisions.

Article R711-70

…uties. In this capacity, he informs the elected members of the conditions of regularity under which decisions must be taken. He is responsible for their implementation and checks the regularity of all…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Economic weighting studies

Article R713-66

…article L. 713-11 is limited to two. The distribution of voters between these two sub-categories is decided by the regional chamber of commerce and industry after consultation with the territorial cha…

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