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Showing 34813490 of 4389 articles for Art. 23 January 2001

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions for the fungibility of appropriations

Article L1434-8

…s charged to one of the expenditure targets mentioned in articles L. 162-22-9, L. 162-22-18, L. 162-23 and L. 174-1 of the Social Security Code, in activities whose financing is charged to one of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 Q bis

…s claim is inalienable and non-transferable, except under the conditions set out in articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-35 of the French Monetary and Financial Code. The authorisation referred to in VI of Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-15

…R. 1131-13 is issued for a period of five years, under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 6122-23 to R. 6122-44. However, before taking the opinion of the specialised commission of the Regional C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for the departure from national territory of human body parts or products mentioned in Article R. 1245-1 when they do not have the authorisation mentioned in Article L. 1243-2

Article R1245-17

…he quality and safety of the elements or products with regard to the requirements of Directive 2004/23/EC, where applicable.A decision by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du mé…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe XI-I

Appendix XI-I to article D. 4312-7 RESOURCES AND EXPENDITURE FOR VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR YOUNG PEOPLEEvolution of expenditure associated with vocational training for young people-APPRENTISSAGEENS PROs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-47

…agreement reached by consensus within the coordination group referred to in Article 27 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. Except in emergencies, the compulsory vari…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 I

…ng that of the declaration of the change of situation or, at the request of the taxpayers, from 1st January of the year following that of the change of situation and until the application of the rate…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L641-1

…loi n° 2019-222 du 23 mars 2019 de programmation 2018-2022 et de réfo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…nts, municipalities and public establishments mentioned in article 2 of amended law no. 84-53 of 26 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the local civil service, provided for inarticle 7 o…

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