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Showing 91519160 of 9215 articles for Art. 8 janv. 1997

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…lio management companies;c) The supplementary occupational pension funds referred to in article L. 381-1 of the French Insurance Code, the occupational pension institutions referred to in article L. 3…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

…and the amount of mathematical provisions gross of reinsurance, without this ratio being less than 85%. The second result is obtained by multiplying a number representing 0.3% of the capital at risk…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 C

…r affiliates mentioned in Articles L. 512-11, L. 512-20, L. 512-55, L. 512-60, L. 512-69 and L. 512-86 of the same code; b) The members of the groups provided for in Article b) Members of the grouping…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Local bodies

Article R6147-7-2

…o a hospital practitioner being placed on temporary assignment, as provided for in Article R. 6152-48; 6° Avis sur la mise à disposition d'un praticien hospitalier, prévu à l'article R. 6152-50 ; 7° O…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27

…NCIAL STATEMENTS OF PUBLIC INTEREST ENTITIESIntroduction1. Pursuant to the provisions of Article L. 823-9 of the French Commercial Code, the statutory auditor must justify his assessments for all pers…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 B

…ding the provisions of articles L. 2331-3, L. 3332-1, L. 4331-2, L. 5214-23, L. 5215-32 and L. 5216-8 du code général des collectivités territoriales et des articles 1379,1586,1599 bis, 1609 bis, 1609…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Reduced rate

Article 278-0 bis

…oodstuffs, with the exception of the following products to which the rate provided for in article 278 :a) Confectionery products;b) Chocolate and all compound products containing chocolate or cocoa. H…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-5

…re tents; 5° Table tennis tables; > Treadmills 6° Treadmills; 7° Elliptical bikes; > Exercise bikes 8° Exercise bikes; 9° Rowing machines. 9° Rowers; II. II - Manufacturers and importers of the bicycl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Registration on the jobseekers' list

Article R5221-48

…e permit issued pursuant to 5° of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…tening products or fabric softeners falling respectively under the headings 34022090, 34029090 and 38091010 to 38099100 of the customs tariff;6. a) Any person who, for the needs of his economic activi…

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