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Showing 38413850 of 3917 articles for Art. 31 January 2012

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-1

…plicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the wording resulting from Law no. 2022-46 of 22 January 2022 strengthening health crisis management tools and amending the Public Health Code, subje…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Interest on arrears

Article 1727

…e up against either a difficulty in interpreting a tax provision that came into force on or after 1 January of the year preceding the declaration deadline, or a difficulty in determining the tax impli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART SIX

Article Annexe 61-4

…penses relating to personnel61681: Sickness, maternity and accidents at work621: External personnel631: Taxes and similar payments on remuneration (tax authorities)633: Taxes and similar payments on r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special arrangements applicable to intra-Community distance sales of goods, to supplies of goods made in a Member State via electronic interfaces facilitating such supplies, and to services supplied by taxable persons established within the territory of the European Union but not in the Member State of consumption

Article 298 sexdecies G

…l be kept for ten years in the Member State of consumption. The register is kept for ten years from 31 December of the year of the transaction.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43

…ège de résolution may:1° Refer the matter to the European Banking Authority on the basis of Article 31 of Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48

…e established or foreseeable if, after implementation of the measures referred to in Article L. 511-31, the failure of the central body and of all the affiliates is also established or foreseeable. V.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…acquisition or construction of the property was financed using a loan mentioned in I of article D. 331-76-5-1 of the French Construction and Housing Code;c) Three quarters of the tax benefit provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Agency staff

Article L1432-11

…ties, the Agency and Working Conditions Committee exercises the powers provided for in Articles L. 2312-78 to L. 2312-80, the second paragraph of Article L. 2312-81 and Articles L. 2312-83 and L. 2312…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

…rights relating to a leasing contract entered into under the conditions set out in 2 of Article L. 313-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code are treated as assets.For the application of the provisions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° Tax credit for expenditure on the production of live shows

Article 220 quindecies

…each financial year, is equal to 15% of the total amount of the following expenses, incurred until 31 December 2024 for shows mentioned in II performed in France, in another Member State of the Europ…

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