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Showing 37613770 of 4038 articles for Art. 17 Dec 1990

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-3

…sulting fromL. 133-1 to L. 133-2Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 133-3 and L. 133-4 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 133-5 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 133-6 to L. 133-8Order no. 2…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 octies

…tment of the fund or company to proceed with the required level of subscriptions is formalised by a declaration submitted to the tax authorities at the time of the buyback.II. - The innovative small a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation and powers

Article L5219-1

…Val-de-Marne;3° The communes of the other départements of the Ile-de-France region belonging on 31 December 2014 to a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation comprising at least one commu…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO BOOK II

Article

…ndependent work" qualification sheet drawn up in accordance with the provisions of article 13 II of decree no. 2021-1926 of 30 December 2021 relating to the contribution to the production of cinematog…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and activities.

Article R5142-1

…ured by an establishment not authorised under Article 4 of Council Directive 90/167/EEC of 26 March 1990 laying down the conditions governing the preparation, placing on the market and use of medicate…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21-1

…urpose of this policy is to cover, in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 331-6 to R. 331-17 of the French Sports Code, in the event of accident, fire or explosion occurring during any sport…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…f the proceeds of these taxes. I bis. - I is applicable to communities of communes which, before 31 December 2010, have opted, pursuant to the first sentence of the first paragraph of II in the wordin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-3

…the terms and conditions for using this cheque to pay for the supply of electricity or natural gas;17° The details of the website that provides consumers free of charge, either directly or via links…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-3-1

…consultation of the automated processing of personal data covered by the article 31 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, selon les règles propr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-19

…ar period begins to run at the end of the period of unavailability; 2° Or, if the account holder is deceased, at the end of a period of twelve months following the death during which none of his heirs…

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