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Showing 35913600 of 4069 articles for Art. 1838 · C. civ. Art. 1870

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Admission to trading

Article L421-14

…c information, and shall facilitate members' access to the information that these issuers make public. The market undertaking shall put in place similar procedures in respect of persons liable for pub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-12

…L. 633-3 of the Education Code. Pharmacists who hold a diploma of spec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Consultation of voters

Article LO6443-1

…pter I of Title IV of Book VI of the Electoral Code. Code général des collectivités territoriales - art.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Youth employment contract

Article R5131-24

…article L. 262-1 du code de l'action sociale et des familles, except for the dep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-3

…R. 214-103 of the same code. 3° For veterinary me…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-22

…THE MINISTRY OF SPORT TO THE FRENCH MOTOR SPORTS FEDERATION OR THE FRENCH MOTORCYCLING FEDERATION.(art. A331-22 and A331-23) DefinitionThis includes races involving tractors, combine harvesters or ot…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies A

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies, other than those mentioned in III, realised in the course of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of phonographic works

Article 220 octies

…es relating to the use of recording studios and the hire and transport of equipment and instruments;c. - expenditure relating to the graphic design of a phonographic recording;d. - Post-production exp…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXX : Tax credit for certain investments made and operated in Corsica

Article 244 quater E

…rom a leasing company governed by Chapter V of Title I of Book V of the Monetary and Financial Code;c. Software which constitutes a fixed asset and which is necessary for the use of the investments me…

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

Article 209

…the vessel as part of a transaction benefiting from the provisions of Articles 210 A, 210 B and 210 C.The provisions of the first paragraph do not apply in the event of exit from the regime provided f…

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