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Showing 18411850 of 2166 articles for Art. 239 bis AB

French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39

1. Net profit is established after deduction of all expenses, which include, subject to the provisions of 5, in particular:1° Overheads of all kinds, staff and labour expenses, rent on buildings lease…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

Without prejudice to the specific provisions applicable to them, the prohibitions defined in Article L. 511-5 do not apply to the institutions and services listed in Article L. 518-1, nor to undertaki…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638 quater

I. - In the event of the voluntary attachment of a commune to a public establishment for intercommunal cooperation subject to Article 1609 nonies C or following a transformation under the conditions p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43

…one or more resolution measures under the conditions mentioned in I of Article L. 613-41 is attributable to the fact that an entity in the group is in one of the situations described in IIa of Article…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to compensation for personal injury and property damage.

Article A421-1

…reau, on behalf of the State, the sums owed by the latter in respect of accidents for which it is liable in the countries referred to in articles 1 r ( second paragraph) and 1 bis of the law of 27 Feb…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Imports

Article 291

…are designated by decree.This decree also determines the procedures for applying this paragraph.2° bis In the event of a disaster affecting the territory of a Member State of the European Union, impo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of patients and users of the healthcare system.

Article L1541-2

…first paragraph of I is worded as follows:"I.-Any person cared for by a health professional, an establishment or service, a professional or organisation involved in prevention or care, the armed forc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L775-36

…t to the provisions mentioned in II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

…n the case of medical purposes, or its objective, in the case of scientific research; > Where applicable, the reasons for the examination 3° Where applicable, the possibility that the examination may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article L513-30

…ions defined in Articles L. 313-43 to L. 313-48 which, notwithstanding Article L. 313-42, use receivables referred to in II of Article L. 513-29;3° Notwithstanding any provisions or stipulations to th…

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