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Showing 19611970 of 2822 articles for Art. 22 avr. 1980

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1331-16

…nce with article L. 1311-4; 2° or an insalubrious situation among those defined in articles L. 1331-22 and L. 1331-23, falling under the State representative's authority to police the health of buildi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article R526-27

To carry out the professional activity referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 526-22, and without prejudice to articles D. 123-235 and D. 123-236, the sole trader uses a name incorporating h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Emergency rehousing fund

Article D2335-17

…1 and L. 143-3, L. 511-2, L. 511-3 of the building and housing code, or articles L. 1311-4, L. 1331-22 to L. 1331-30 of the public health code; 2° A general police measure taken on the basis of articl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article D5843-2

…tion of French Polynesia".III. - For the application of Article R. 5721-2, the references: "L. 5215-22, L. 5215-40-1," and the words: "in the department where it has its head office" are deleted.

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

Article R5221-6

Subject to the provisions of article R. 5221-22, employment contracts concluded as part of schemes to promote employment provided for in Book I of Part Five or as part of lifelong vocational training…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supplementary occupational pension contracts

Article A143-2

…e duration of the annuity according to the table used. The statement provided for in article L. 132-22 specifies how the information referred to in this I is to be obtained. II - Each year, as part of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R753-4

…t 2015R. 312-20 with the exception of a) of 1° of IVn° 2023-631 of 20 July 2023R. 312-21 and R. 312-22, with the exception of the penultimate paragraph of its In° 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015II. - For…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Health care organisations making the results of quality and safety indicators available to the public

Article D6111-23

…reasoned and published decision, order a reduction in the allocation referred to in Article L. 162-22-13 of the Social Security Code, up to a limit of 0.1% of total health insurance revenue for the y…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Seller's lien.

Article L141-12

…lating to the contribution of business assets to a company set out in articles L. 141-21 and L. 141-22, any sale or transfer of business assets, whether or not made conditionally or in the form of ano…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 72 F

L'à-valoir mentionné à l'article L. 731-22-1 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code is deductible from the profit or loss for the financial year in which it is paid. However, when the taxable i…

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