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Showing 45514560 of 4610 articles for Art. 17 juin 1975

French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 158

…in 6° of article 120 and 1° of I of article 125-0 A, attached to premiums paid up to 26 September 2017 and not having borne the levy provided for in 1 of II of the same Article 125-0 A, as well as all…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater W

…ce an investment that has benefited from one of the schemes defined in articles 199 undecies B and 217 undecies or the tax credit defined in this article, the tax credit base as defined in 1 is reduce…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK IV

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…icles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L4211-1

…companies whose purpose is to accelerate technology transfer;Subject to articles L. 3641-1 and L. 5217-2, the municipalities and their groupings may only intervene in addition to the region and within…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART THREE

Article Annexe 31-2

…g care; 15° Health education; 16° Providing lockers for the personal belongings of homeless people; 17° Recovery of used equipment and treatment of septic waste; 18° Installing distributors of prevent…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

I. - A general tax on polluting activities has been introduced and is payable by the following natural or legal persons:1. a) Any person receiving hazardous or non-hazardous waste and operating a faci…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Modification, suspension, withdrawal and non-renewal of early access authorisation

Article R5121-72

…n the first paragraph of Article L. 5123-2 of this Code or in the first paragraph of Article L. 162-17 of the French Social Security Code within one month of the granting of the corresponding marketin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-4 (art. R122-6)

…taken by majority vote. In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote. Option A Article 17 The Board of Directors appoints, from among its members, a Chairman and, if it deems it useful, o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct.

Article D533-16-1

I.-This article applies to entities subject to Article L. 533-22-1. For the credit institutions and investment firms mentioned in Article L. 511-4-3, this article applies to portfolio management activ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-12

…signment or service, in particular its legal form, organisational structure and sector of activity. 17. In the light of these elements, the statutory auditor: -determine the nature of the due diligenc…

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