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Showing 36213630 of 41745 articles for Art. 4 mai 1994

French General Tax CodeIn force
2 octies : Activities created in defence restructuring zones

Article 44 terdecies

…Within the perimeter of the defence restructuring zones referred to in 1° of 3 ter of the article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 d'orientation pour l'aménagement et le développement du terr…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 septies : Companies located in employment areas to be revitalised

Article 44 duodecies

…ary 2007 and 31 December 2023 in the employment areas to be redynamised defined in 3 bis of article 42 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are exempt from income…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to practice within internal-use pharmacies

Article R5126-4

…fter receiving the opinion of the commission for authorisation to practice mentioned in articles L. 4221-14-1 and L. 4221-14-2 and on the basis of a file, individually authorise nationals of a Member…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1221-4

…5 and L. 6351-1 to L. 6363-2 of the Labour Code, with the exception of Articles L. 6351-7, L. 6355-24, L. 6362-2, L. 6362-4, L. 6362-6-1 and L. 6362-6-2, subject to the adaptations set out in II to XI…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the conference of sports funding bodies

Article R112-45

…the conférence des financeurs du sport, with competence in sport, appointed by the Association des maires de France; e) One representative appointed by each metropolitan area and each urban community…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

At the expiry of the resident card provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 4…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Interest for late payment

Article 440 bis

…0% per month.Interest for late payment is not due when the increases provided for in 1 of article 224, 9 of article 266 quinquies C and 3 of article 284 quater apply.II.In the event that the taxpayer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L312-4

…For the implementation of the single resolution mechanism established by Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014, the deposit guarantee and resolutio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional Health and Autonomy Conference

Article L1432-4

The Conférence régionale de la santé et de l'autonomie is a consultative body made up of several colleges, which contributes to regional health policy through its opinions. These colleges include repr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-41

…cillors making up the deliberative body of the former establishment retain their mandate, for the remainder of its term, within the deliberative body of the new establishment.

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