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Showing 24312440 of 2529 articles for Art. 31 oct. 1989

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…Units in fonds communs de placement à risques mentioned in articles L. 214-28, L. 214-30 and L. 214-31 ; e) Units or shares in FIAs mentioned in II or III of article L. 214-24, which have received aut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-5

…ovided 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 standards of quality and safety for donations, the procurement…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-22

…r contracts of the same category that comply with the conditions set out in 1° to 3° of article L. 131-1-2; -the average rate of return on assets held to cover commitments under contracts of the same…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
10 ° : Tax credit for expenditure on executive production of cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 220 quaterdecies

…t of the following expenditure corresponding to operations or services carried out in France before 31 December 2024:a) Remuneration paid to authors listed in Article L. 113-7 of the French Intellectu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Special arrangements applicable to services supplied by taxable persons not established in the European Union

Article 298 sexdecies F

…his article under the conditions determined by decree.The register shall be kept for ten years from 31 December of the year of the transaction.10. The provisions of article 289 A do not apply to taxab…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-14

…4 to 227-27-2 and 227-28-3 du code pénal) Infractions against property:theft with violence (article 311-6 of the Penal Code) -crimes of theft (articles 311-7 to 311-9 and 311-10 of the Criminal Code)…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-29

…its or shares in New Caledonia shall apply the provisions relating to managers;4° In Article L. 532-31, the words: marketed in the European Union are deleted;5° In Article L. 532-32, the first paragra…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-29

…or shares in French Polynesia shall apply the provisions relating to managers;4° In Article L. 532-31, the words: marketed in the European Union are deleted;5° In Article L. 532-32, the first paragra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5-1

…n the scale are divided between five groups, under the following conditions: I.-A maximum number of 31 points is allocated to the "Conditions of creation of the adaptation of the show" group, divided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 00Ib: Electronic filing of returns

Article 1649 quater B quater

…join the group.For the undertakings mentioned in 1° to 5°, this obligation continues to apply until 31st January of the fourth year following that in which the conditions ceased to be met at the close…

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