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Showing 35413550 of 3919 articles for Art. 17 nov. 1966

French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-sub-paragraph 2: Declarations for the purposes of amending or cancelling registration

Article R123-247

…inter vivos or the contribution to a company of the assigned assets provided for in article L. 526-17.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Powers.

Article L5214-16

…f and communal map; 2° Economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17 ; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Access by the National Commission to information covered by medical confidentiality

Article R1142-41-1

…pient of the request has electronically signed it in accordance with the provisions of Decree no. 2017-1416 of 28 September 2017 on electronic signatures, under conditions that comply with best practi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
APPENDIX 7-10 (APPENDIX TO ARTICLES A. 762-2 TO A. 762-4 AND A. 762-9)

Article Annexe IV

…ntified as optional, responses are mandatory to enable your request to be processed. The Law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms grants you the right to…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2651-1

…3 August 2021R. 2162-5 to R. 2162-23R. 2162-25 to R. 2162-35R. 2162-37 to R. 2162-66In Title VIIR. 2171-1 to R. 2171-3R. 2171-15Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019R. 2171-16Resulting fr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

…August 2021R. 2162-5 to R. 2162-23R. 2162-25 to R. 2162-35 R. 2162-37 to R. 2162-66 In Title VIIR. 2171-1 to R. 2171-3 R. 2171-15Resulting from decree no. 2019-748 of 18 July 2019R. 2171-16Resulting f…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

…cation establishments;c bis) Consular higher education establishments mentioned in l'article L. 711-17 of the Commercial Code for their initial and continuing vocational training and research activiti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

…ticles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4 and L. 232-17, as well as the breaches mentioned in Article L. 232-9-3;4° Where at least two athletes from the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 208 septies

…ntrat d'association, au profit d'un organisme de défense et de gestion mentionné à l'article L. 642-17 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or an inspection body mentioned in article L. 642-3 of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-30-2

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