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Showing 30513060 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers

Article L785-7

…er no. 2019-1067 of 21 October 2019 L. 621-9 with the exception of 14° and 20° of its II Order 2021-1735 of 22 December 2021 L. 621-9-1 Act no. 2010-1249 of 22 October 2010 L. 621-9-2 Order 2021-1735…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 716-4

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Traceability

Article L3512-26

…lication of article L. 3512-16 ; 3° The content of the declarations referred to in articles L. 3512-17 and L. 3512-18, the procedures for their transmission and updating, the nature of the information…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-28

…hts under the first paragraph of Article L. 122-1 of the Energy Code; c) The website referred to in 17° of Article L. 224-3 of this code. When the supply contract is signed and at least once a year th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Calculation of tax

Article 977

…0,000, the amount of tax calculated in accordance with the table in 1 is reduced by a sum equal to €17,500-1.25% P, where P is the net taxable value of the assets.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for criminal prosecution

Article L823-9

Aiding the illegal movement or residence of a foreign national may not give rise to criminal proceedings under articles L. 823-1 or L. 823-2 when committed by :1° The foreign national's ascendants or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-5

The syndicate commission is not constituted and its prerogatives are exercised by the municipal council, subject to article L. 2411-16, when:

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4321-36-1

…articular with regard to the creation of said processing under the conditions defined by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms. The right…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to manufacture and import.

Article R5124-49

…eferred to in article L. 5121-8, an advanced therapy medicinal product authorisation referred to in 17° of article L. 5121-1, an early access authorisation referred to in article L. 5121-12 or one of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Dispensing to the public

Article R5126-62

…period, of the medicinal product on the list provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 162-17 of the Social Security Code. In this case, deletion takes place on the date of publication of the…

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