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Showing 14311440 of 2619 articles for Art. 163 bis G

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…ollected by the public inter-municipal cooperation establishments mentioned in II of article 1379-0 bis is equal to the share mentioned in 5° of I of article 1379, by the fraction defined in the penul…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIX: Declaration of income from transferable securities (IFU)

Article 242 ter D

…L. 214-139 to L. 214-147 and L. 214-152 to L. 214-166 of the Monetary and Financial Code, their management company or the custodians of the assets of these undertakings or collective investments are r…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-1

The employee is entitled, with justification, to leave:1° For marriage or the conclusion of a civil solidarity pact ;2° For the marriage of a child;3° For each birth for the father and, where applicab…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-3

…e words: "under conditions laid down by decree" do not apply ;2° In article L. 1221-4, the last paragraph is not applicable.2° bis In Article L. 1221-10, the first paragraph, the third paragraph and t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-51-16

…e practice of the liberal profession of industrial property attorney, shall be sent to the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property by registered letter with acknowledgement o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Title IIa: Provisions common to direct taxes and turnover taxes

Article 302 decies

…France pursuant to I of Article 289 A, with the exception of representatives responsible for carrying out in the name and on behalf of the principal the formalities and obligations relating to the tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 quinquies C

…ponsible for inter-municipal cooperation, in accordance with the conditions set out in I of Article 1639 A bis, the property tax base for shops and boutiques within the meaning of Article 1498, whose…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Articles relating to infants and children.

Article L5231-2

It is prohibited to manufacture, sell, offer for sale, display or import :1° Bottles with tubes ;1° bis Collars for teats and soothers and teething rings containing bisphenol A ; 2° Teats and soothers…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-43

In order to facilitate the detection of criminal offences and customs offences, the gathering of evidence of these offences and the search for their perpetrators or to provide evidence of the violatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-87

…on the national list of court-appointed administrators or on the national list of court-appointed agents is followed by the name or business name of the company within which he practises.Annexed to t…

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