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Showing 32713280 of 41745 articles for Art. 4 mai 1994

French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…ber 2023, that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meaning of Article 34 are exempt from income tax or corporation tax on profits made, with the exception of capital gains…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Indirect right of access to data

Article L561-45

When personal data is processed for the sole purpose of applying articles L. 561-5 to L. 561-23 by a person mentioned in article L. 561-2, the right of access is exercised with the Commission national…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Termination of indivision.

Article L5222-4

…erest, the commune that requested its withdrawal receives the value of its share and the property remains in the undivided interest. If a commune decides to withdraw from the indivision, no act modify…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-4

A practitioner meeting the criteria mentioned in articles R. 2142-10 and R. 2142-11 practising within the centre mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 2141-3 will enquire about the personal a…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 and subsections 3, 4 and 5.

Article R5132-44-1

When they are included in lists I or II, substances and preparations other than those mentioned in section 1 are subject to the provisions of articles R. 5132-1 to R. 5132-26.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-43

Traders and persons registered in the national register of companies as businesses in the trades and crafts sector, who are tenants of the premises in which their business is located, are exempt from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-41

…is period. Judges hearing an application made in the forms and conditions provided for in Article 1343-5 of the Civil Code may, by granting time limits, suspend the performance and effects of terminat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Nature of copyright

Article L111-4

Subject to the provisions of international conventions to which France is a party, in the event that, after consultation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, it is established that a State does not p…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L2511-4

Contracting authorities shall be deemed to exercise joint control over a legal person where the following conditions are met :1° The decision-making bodies of the controlled legal person are composed…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Quasi-regulation

Article L3211-4

Contracting authorities shall be deemed to exercise joint control over a legal person where the following conditions are met :1° The decision-making bodies of the controlled legal person are composed…

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