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Showing 48914900 of 10732 articles for Art. BOI-ENR-DMTG-10-10-20-20 n° 380

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-167

I. - In the event that a forest savings company holds at least 50% of the interest shares of a forestry group or a company whose sole purpose is to hold woodland and forests, the second paragraph of a…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions relating to aid for the creation and distribution of short cinematographic and audiovisual works

Article 918-6

For the allocation of production programme aid in 2021 and 2022, the 20-point reduction provided for in II of article 411-44 does not apply.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article R*343-22

The administrative authority referred to in articles R. 343-19, R. 343-20 and R. 343-21 is the Minister responsible for immigration.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article R624-18

The period mentioned in article R. 228-26 is applicable to the formal notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 622-20.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Pre-resumption and resumption of work examinations

Article R4626-29-1

A pre-reinstatement examination may be organised under the conditions set out in articles R. 4624-20 to R. 4624-21.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Information on the payer and beneficiary accompanying transfers of funds

Article L722-19

Where there are indications that cash worth less than €10,000 or CFP francs 1,193,300, carried by a bearer or forming part of a consignment without the intervention of a bearer, coming from or going t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 5421-8 , L. 5422-18 , L. 5423-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-30

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 11 and 12, paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 13, Article 14, Article 15 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15a o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L4321-1

…d social security contributions;5° bis Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-14

…f the provisions of the texts adopted for the application of the articles 2,3,4,6,7and 10 de la loi n° 94-665 du 4 août 1994 relative à l'emploi de la langue française.Any foundation recognised as bei…

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