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Showing 16311640 of 2837 articles for Art. 26 janv. 2017

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Additional departmental tax on tourist tax

Article L3333-1

…or flat-rate tourist tax collected in the department by the communes referred to in article L. 2333-26 and by the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in 1° to 3° of I of ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°-0 bis: Priority urban policy districts

Article 1383 C ter

…med to be located in the priority district.The exemption applies to buildings existing on 1 January 2017 and attached on that same date to an establishment meeting the conditions to benefit from the e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AI

Additive manufacturing equipment acquired or created between 1 October 2015 and 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twenty-four months from the date on which it is brought…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Food, advertising and promotion.

Article L2133-2

…orce on the date of publication of the decree referred to in the second paragraph, and by 1 January 2017 at the latest. Failure to comply with this article is punishable by a fine of €37,500, which ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Injunctions to perform

Article L238-1

…production, communication or transmission of the documents referred to in articles L. 221-7, L. 223-26, L. 225-115, L. 225-116, L. 225-117, L. 225-118, L. 225-129, L. 225-129-5, L. 225-129-6, L. 225-1…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 11: Access to electricity or natural gas consumption data

Article D224-28

The secure space referred to in article D. 224-26 comporte : 1° Une information sur les caractéristiques et l'utilité des données mises à disposition; 2° Une information sur les fonctionnalités prévue…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-21

…er area is strictly forbidden, in accordance with the detailed plans provided for in article R. 331-26 and the technical and safety rules.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and prior declaration

Article R331-4

…to make a declaration in the forms and under the conditions set out in articles R. 211-22 to R. 211-26 of the French Internal Security Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-81

…n Articles 52 or 63 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or other instruments that may be fully converted into core capital instruments or amort…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Implementation measures

Article 342

…istillers are taken in charge and their obligations, in particular those resulting from articles L. 26 and L. 32 du livre des procédures fiscales (1).(1) Annex I, art. 57 to 63, 65, 67 to 91 and livre…

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