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Showing 24112420 of 57889 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 12-DCC-13 du 1 Feb 2012

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Execution time for payment transactions and value dates

Article L133-12

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 133-1, the provisions of this section apply to payment transactions carried out in euros and to payment transactions involving a single conversion bet…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-122

…atives is set at three years, renewable. II.-In compliance with the conditions set out inarticle L. 122-1 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, the Chief Medical Officer…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions applicable to authorisation and registration schemes

Article R1333-130

…are sent under a separate, specially identified cover.II - In the cases provided for in Article R. 1333-121, the Nuclear Safety Authority or the Minister responsible for nuclear safety, before issuin…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Management, coordination and secretariat of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article D2197-13

…ecretariats of the local committees. The prefect designated by the order referred to in article R. 2197-3 designates the government department responsible for the secretariat of the local committee.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 C

…y purpose is the construction or management of housing or by the bodies mentioned in article L. 365-1 of the Construction and Housing Code, for the accessibility and adaptation of housing to people wi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 D

…to buildings allocated to housing belonging to low-income housing bodies referred to in article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code or semi-public companies whose statutory purpose is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 E

…gs used for residential purposes, belonging to low-income housing bodies referred to in article L. 411-2 of the French Construction and Housing Code or semi-public companies whose statutory purpose is…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1391 B

Taxpayers aged over sixty-five on 1 January of the tax year other than those referred to in article 1391 benefit from an automatic reduction of €100 in property tax on built-up properties relating to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hazardous work.

Article R1334-13

Work carried out in a dwelling or building constructed before 1 January 1949 that causes dust emissions is presumed to be at risk within the meaning of article L. 1334-11 if the measures taken to prot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Acts relating primarily to economic activity

Article A444-130

Leasing (number 114 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a fee proportional to the amount of the investment, according to the following scale: Base brackets Rate applicable 0 to €6,500 2.580% F…

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