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Showing 97219730 of 35258 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 16-D-24 du 8 Nov 2016

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article D532-23

Where an investment service provider other than an asset management company intends to amend any of the disclosures referred to in II ofArticle D. 532-20 or, as the case may be, provided for inArticle…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Territorial commission for the coordination of public health policies

Article D1441-2

…th prevention and promotion and in the field of medico-social support: a) The head of the national education department; b) The head of the State department responsible for social cohesion; c) The hea…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies A

I.-1. Companies subject to corporation tax or income tax under a real taxation system may make a deduction based on the original value of new assets acquired, excluding finance costs, allocated to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions specific to the modality: "systemic drug treatments for cancer".

Article D6124-134

…that complies with the recommendations for good practice issued by the Agence Nationale de Sécurité du Médicament et des Produits de Santé. If the holder does not have an in-house pharmacy or a centra…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 14: Maintenance and repair of medical equipment

Article D224-53

…the trader's premises, the latter shall provide this information clearly, visibly and legibly on a durable medium, within the meaning of Article 8° of the introductory article of the legislative part…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article D3661-15

…ure; 7° Actual operating expenditure and annual capital repayment of debt/actual operating revenue; 8° Gross capital expenditure/actual operating revenue; 9° Outstanding debt/actual operating revenue;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6232-1

The information file provided for in article LO 1112-8 is made available to the public by the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy, at least fifteen days before the poll.The information pack is made avail…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D5334-3

…The departmental director of equipment or his representative; 5° The academic director of national education services acting on behalf of the academy rector or his representative; 6° The departmental…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article D6332-1

The information file provided for in Article LO 1112-8 is made available to the public by the collectivité de Saint-Martin at least fifteen days before the ballot.The information file is made availabl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Mandatory measures and conditions

Article D534-2

The enforcement judge may, by order made in accordance with the provisions of Article 712-8, suspend the execution of all or part of the parole obligations, including those resulting from placement un…

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