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Showing 27812790 of 3521 articles for Art. 30 juin 2004

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Emergency evacuation of victims by approved civil protection associations

Article R6312-45

…m first aid" teaching unit provided for by the order mentioned inarticle 10 of decree no. 91-834 of 30 August 1991 as amended relating to first aid training; 3° Persons : a) Either holders of the "lev…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quatervicies

…tary pension schemes, to which the provisions of 1° bis of l'article 83, in force until 1st January 2004, had been extended before this date, constituted for the benefit of civil servants and State em…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to the import and export of elements or products of the human body mentioned in article R. 1245-1 from or to countries outside the European Union and the European Economic Area and intended for the manufacture of medicinal products

Article R1245-23

…mentioned in Annex III of Commission Directive (EU) 2015/566 of 8 April 2015 implementing Directive 2004/23/EC as regards procedures for verifying equivalent quality and safety standards for imported…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2321-2

…6 December 1964 relating to mosquito control and article 65 of the 1975 finance law (no. 74-1129 of 30 December 1974); 16° Expenditure relating to the collective sanitation system mentioned in II of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIII quater : Taxes levied by groupings substituted for communes for the application of provisions relating to the business property tax, the business value added tax, the flat-rate tax on network companies and the additional tax on property not built on.

Article 1609 nonies C

…ressources communales et intercommunales provided for in 2.1 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010, excluding the fraction calculated in accordance with the condi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…it in respect of the research expenditure they incur during the year. The rate of the tax credit is 30% for the portion of research expenditure less than or equal to €100 million and 5% for the portio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-5

…e subject of an authorisation for the preparation process provided for in Article 6(2) of Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the establishment of st…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation.

Article L5216-1

…f an urban unit with more than 15,000 inhabitants. The population threshold of 50,000 is reduced to 30,000 when the agglomeration community includes the departmental capital. The demographic threshold…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-1-1

…mended it, are investigated and recorded by the agents mentioned in articles L. 1333-29 and L. 1333-30, authorised and sworn under the conditions set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. They exercise thi…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific investment for certain animated works

Article 211-66

…financing of the production of the work, excluding public financial aid, is confirmed for at least 30% of the production estimate. This condition is not required for an investment of up to €400,000,…

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