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Showing 21612170 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Tontines.

Article R322-155

…s the allocation of sums not withdrawn by the beneficiaries, within a specified period, starting on 31 December of the year during which the distribution took place; 7° The allocation of the funds of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Flat-rate tax on pylons

Article 1519 A

…axes.The proceeds of the tax are paid to the beneficiaries mentioned in the second paragraph before 31 December of the current year. Any errors or omissions that are the subject of regularisation afte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1466 D

…for a period of seven years businesses existing on 1 January 2004 or created between that date and 31 December 2025, and meeting, during the reference period mentioned in article 1467 A, to the condi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduction in the rental value of certain properties

Article 1518 A sexies

…rectified bases are taken into account in the general tax rolls.III.-.For premises that benefit on 31 December 2020 from II of this article, the reduction is recalculated, for the remaining years, af…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 12: Provisions relating to relations with the authorities of non-EU Member States in the context of a resolution procedure

Article L613-62-1

…d of time in the country where it is established to any of the measures mentioned in Article L. 613-31-2 ; c) The resolution authority of the non-EU Member State concerned has subjected the credit ins…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-6

…pean Union pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Elections (R)

Article R1424-12

…istrative and technical commission of the fire and rescue services, provided for in article L. 1424-31, takes place by proportional voting with the largest remainder within the five separate electoral…

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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 Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-2

…temporary residence permit bearing the wording "mobile ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-31; 2° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and family life" provided for in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…r in II and III. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1621-1 law no. 2015-366 of 31 March 2015 L. 1621-2 law no. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 L. 1621-3La loi n° 2021-771 du 17 juin…

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