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Showing 29512960 of 35258 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 16-D-24 du 8 Nov 2016

French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 quinquies B

I. Individuals who undertake to hold units in venture capital mutual funds or professional investment funds for at least five years from the date of their subscription are exempt from income tax on th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Effect on insurance contracts of the requisition of goods and services.

Article R*160-11

…e R. 160-9 and subject to the application of the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article L. 160-8, the cancellation of the insurance contract takes effect from the date of dispossession of the req…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1635 bis A

…al Risk Management Fund, up to the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on finance for 2012, are established, liquidated and recovered in accordance with Ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 163 bis F

…the provisions of Article 150-0 D the benefits granted to tobacco retailers designated in Article 568, resulting from discounts on the transfer price, the distribution of free shares and the payment d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Acts

Article A444-163-2

…rial deed of the promise to sell lasting more than eighteen months provided for in article L. 290-1 du code de la construction et de l'habitat gives rise to the collection of the following fees: Base…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy

Article R6523-2-16-1

For the application of articles R. 6331-52 and R. 6332-72 to Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, the words: "the body mentioned in article L. 225-1-1" are replaced respectively by the words: "the body…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-123-16

…ctor General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail notifies the holder of the parallel import authorisation for a proprietary veterinary med…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-16-1

…n. The measures provided for in Article 712-16 may relate to the consequences of decisions to individualise the sentence with regard to the situation of the victim or civil party, and in particular th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-16-1

…ata provided to the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail when the application is submitted and during its examination. The applicant must inform t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article L214-162-10

The Articles of Association of the société de libre partenariat shall determine the duration of the accounting periods, which may not exceed twelve months. However, the first financial year may extend…

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