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Showing 46514660 of 5011 articles for Art. BOI-IR-RICI-290-20 n° 180 s.

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Private equity funds.

Article R214-72

During the pre-liquidation period, the fund : 1° May no longer arrange for new subscriptions of units other than those of its unitholders on the date of its entry into the pre-liquidation period in or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-16

…egotiation, provided that it has indicated that it reserves this option in the consultation documents. Where the procedure expressly refers to one of the formalised procedures, the national council is…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 A bis

…service. Customs officers are responsible for endorsing the control documents relating to these goods.The categories of goods referred to in the previous paragraph and the procedures for presentation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 279-0 bis A

I.-The reduced rate of 10% applies to the supply of housing that meets the following conditions: 1° The housing is intended by the lessee to be rented as a principal residence to individuals whose res…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-30-2

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-9

…2333-16.These maximum rates are doubled for media with a surface area of more than 50 square metres.3°For signs, the maximum rate is equal to that provided for advertising and signs displayed using…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
1. Board of Directors.

Article R1142-46

The Board of Directors shall define the general principles relating to offers of compensation to be made by the Office. With regard to the damages referred to in articles L. 1142-24-1, L. 1142-24-9, L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Administration and control

Article L1524-5

…s or supervisory board from among the elected representatives of these local authorities or groupings.Persons who represent a local authority or grouping on the board of directors or supervisory board…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-14

…essional organisations representing economic players and bodies representing people with disabilities. The Regional Sports Conference, in line with the national guidelines for sports policy defined in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-18

…he performance study, prior to referral to the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés. The Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés may, in order to carry out its duties…

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