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Showing 13211330 of 6073 articles for Art. 28 March 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Organisation and operation

Article R1123-19-1

…his opinion by 30 November of the same year at the latest. Notwithstandingarticle 176 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget and accounting management, if no express decision has…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-24-12

The Autorité des marchés financiers may obtain from the depositary, on simple request, all information obtained in the performance of its duties and necessary for the performance of its tasks.If the A…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 217 septdecies

…These allocations are deductible up to:- 60% of taxable income for the financial year beginning in 2012;- 40% for the financial year beginning in 2013.2. Amounts deducted from the reserve referred to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 A bis

From 1 January 2012, municipal councils and the deliberative bodies of local authority groupings with their own tax status may exempt orchards, fruit crops of trees and shrubs and vines, each for its…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
3. Holidays.

Article R6152-38

…of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-39, on the list drawn up in application of article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-522

…ption of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-523, on the list drawn up pursuant to article 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Performance of duties.

Article R6152-619

…costly and prolonged treatment and care and which is on the list drawn up in application ofarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the appointment of approved doctors, the organi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-1

I. - With effect from 2012, a national fund for the equalisation of inter-communal and communal resources is created for communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their ow…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1413-14

…5° of Article R. 1413-12 are enforceable under the conditions laid down in Title III of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. The decisions referred t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Recording of offences.

Article 453

…the rank of controller ; 3° the judicial police officers and customs officers mentioned in article 28-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Reports drawn up by the judicial police officers and customs…

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