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Showing 25512560 of 3193 articles for Art. 27 June 2005

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1331-16

…le L. 511-4 of the French Construction and Housing Code and Articles 9 and 10 of Act 2011-725 of 23 June 2011 containing special provisions relating to informal housing districts and the fight against…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 B

…ns falling within the scope of the first paragraph are set by decree.Housing leased, from 1 January 2005, under the conditions set by the articles L. 252-1 to L. 252-4 of the construction and housing…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater O

…° Companies bearing the "Living Heritage Company" label within the meaning of Article 23 of Law no. 2005-882 of 2 August 2005 in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises.IV. - Regardless of the cl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 quinquies

…for the latter scheme at the latest within two months of the promulgation of the loi n° 2009-594 du 27 mai 2009 pour le développement économique des outre-mer. In the absence of an option, the taxpaye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-14

…f the amending finance law for 2000 (no. 2000-1353 of 30 December 2000) and article 14 of order no. 2005-1087 of 1 September 2005 relating to national public health establishments and disputes relatin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-2

…and the fees to be paid f) Information and referral to the assistance centres covered by Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of p…

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

Article R356-25

…e application for authorisation to be subject to the rules set out in Articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27. 356-24, the application for authorisation to be subject to the rules set out in Articles R. 356-…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Other duties and taxes

Article 990 I bis

…tract, and which are paid by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations pursuant to the articles L. 132-27-2 of the Insurance Code and L. 223-25-4 du code de la mutualité, are subject to a levy on the sha…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-2

…eaning 9) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-5

…capital is deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignations in accordance with article L. 132-27-2. Charges levied after the date of knowledge of the death are capped under conditions laid down…

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