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Showing 25812590 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Interministerial Committee for the Fight against Drugs and Addictive Behaviour

Article D3411-12

…erritories; 17° The Minister for Research; 18° The Minister for Health; 19° The Minister for Sport; 20° The Minister for Transport; 21° The Minister for Labour; 22° The Minister for Urban Affairs. Oth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-22

…t in accordance with article L. 5221-5 of this Code. The condition set out in 1° of article R. 5221-20 of this code may not be invoked when the work permit is requested by a foreign national entrusted…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-29

…assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same issuer ; 2° 20% of its assets in eligible financial securities or money market instruments issued by the same en…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-22

…to calculate their Solvency Capital Requirement on the basis of an internal model, Articles R. 356-20 to R. 356-20-3 apply. VI - For the purposes of calculating, in accordance with this Article, the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10: Tax evasion

Article 1740 B

…third bracket of the income tax scale set out in I of article 197.This same amount is increased to €20,000 if, on the date of the finding of flagrante fiscale, the turnover excluding tax or the amount…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission de la coopération intercommunale de la Polynésie française.

Article D5842-6

I. - Article R. 5211-19, with the exception of the second paragraph, a, b and c, Article R. 5211-20, Articles R. 5211-22 to R. 5211-33, Article R. 5211-35, Article R. 5211-36, with the exception of it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…L. 421-20 and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

…paragraph from being obtained, on condition that the number of points obtained is at least equal to 20; 2° When the cinematographic works are produced as part of an international co-production with pr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° sexies : Tax reduction for expenses relating to the conservation or restoration of movable objects classified as historical monuments

Article 199 duovicies

…to 18% of the sums actually paid and remaining payable by the owner, subject to an annual limit of €20,000 per taxpayer.IV. - In the event of failure to comply with one of the conditions set out in II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-14

…1 and, where applicable, L. 2123-22. The actual amount of this training expenditure may not exceed 20% of the same amount. Appropriations relating to training expenses that have not been used by the…

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