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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 973

…in 1° of Article 965, for the acquisition of a taxable asset or for expenditure mentioned in 2° and 3° of I of Article 974 relating to such an asset, in proportion to the stake held by that person in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations.

Article D441-1

The mass market products mentioned in I of Article L. 441-4 and the references to which they correspond in Annex II of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1749/1999 of 23 July 1999 amending Regulation (EC)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D6124-267

…r interventional procedures; 2° The preparation of staff to perform the procedures mentioned in 1°; 3° The performance of surgical procedures; 4° Continuous post-interventional monitoring as mentioned…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article R232-44

…an opinion on the projects submitted; 2° It assists the Agency in drawing up its research strategy; 3° The Board of the Agency and the Secretary General may refer to it any matter relating to research…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2142-41

…R. 2142-39, resulting in or likely to result in:a) An adverse reaction in the persons mentioned in 3° of the I of article R. 2142-39 ;b) A loss of these gametes, germinal tissues or embryos;c) A qual…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2564-22

…y the town planning code applicable to Mayotte; 2° The proceeds of investment and equipment grants; 3° Allocations from the distribution of the inter-municipal equalisation fund ; 4° The amount of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 292

…e absence of such mention, the first place of destination is that of the first breaking of the load.3° the ancillary costs referred to in 2°, where they arise from transport to another place of destin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-156

…ights held by these companies meet the conditions set out in articles R. 214-155 and R. 214-155-1 ; 3° The relationship between the société civile de placement immobilier and these companies correspon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L613-38

…es in other Member States of the European Union; 2° Emergency liquidity provided by a central bank; 3° liquidity provided by a central bank on non-conventional terms, in terms of collateralisation, ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensation for severe disability

Article R5213-47

…persons, accompanied by the documents provided for in 1°, 2° and 4° of Article R. 5213-42 or 1° and 3° of Article R. 5213-44. This simplified renewal application must be submitted within a maximum of…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
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