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Showing 53515360 of 5384 articles for Art. 17 January 2020

French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R2681-3

…the Labour Code are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose;17° The first paragraph of article R. 2143-7 is worded as follows:"Candidates established in the loc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-1

…62(a) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013; 17° The expression : "right of termination" means the right to terminate a contract, the right to ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article D312-1-1

…nk charges relating to a procedure initiated by a public accountant to obtain a sum owed to him/her;17° Attachment charges: the account is debited with bank charges relating to legal proceedings initi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe

…ervices provided. L. 6313-1-1° L. 6313-1-2° L. 6313-1-3° L. 6313-1-4° Assessment indicators x x x x 17) The service provider provides or ensures the provision of appropriate human and technical resour…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-26

…equired by law or regulation. Other verifications or information required by laws and regulations . 17. Where applicable, the statutory auditor shall state the other verifications or information that…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 U

…th tax and does not have a reference tax income exceeding the limit provided for in II of article 1417 of the present code and if the transfer takes place within less than two years of entering the es…

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

Article 209

…shall be determined in accordance with the rules laid down in Articles 34 to 45,53 A to 57,108 to 117,237 ter A et 302 septies A bis and taking into account only profits made in businesses operated i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-20

…n for supervision costs, which is paid to the Banque de France in respect of their activity as at 1 January each year, with the exception of insurance and reinsurance brokers and brokerage companies r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Special arrangements applicable to distance sales of goods imported from third countries or territories

Article 298 sexdecies H

…alent in national currency of the amount referred to in I is determined annually with effect from 1 January. It is determined on the basis of the conversion rates applicable on the first working day o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART SIX

Article Annexe 61-5

…provisions, expense transfers A 7815: Write-backs of provisions for operating risks and charges A 78173: Write-backs of provisions for depreciation of stocks and work-in-progress A 78174: Write-backs…

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