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Showing 911920 of 24607 articles for Art. CA Douai 12-5-2016 n° 15/03664

French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 B

…quired as a result of contributions, demergers, mergers of companies or transfers of establishments carried out as from 1 January 1976 may not be less than two-thirds of the rental value applied in th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1 quinquies : Capital gains realised on contributions to companies or restructuring of professional non-trading companies

Article 151 octies

I. Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised by an individual on the occasion of the contribution to a company subject to a real taxation system of a sole propri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-15

…wing members who have the right to vote:1° Three representatives of the State:a) The rector of the academic region or his representative ;b) The regional director of youth, sports and social cohesion…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes

Article R822-124

…ub-section I relating to the provisions common to sociétés de commissaires aux comptes are not applicable to sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale de commissaires aux comptes.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 VG

…A declaration, in accordance with a model drawn up by the administration, records the items used to calculate the income tax relating to the capital gain and, where applicable, the items used to calcu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Role of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé.

Article R5121-154

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé shall fulfil its obligations in terms of pharmacovigilance and participation in European Union activities in this field.The N…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-15

Where, in the course of the contract, personal data processing is carried out by the trader, a failure on his part to comply with his obligations under Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and La…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-12

I. - All information, including promotional communications, addressed by an investment service provider other than an asset management company to clients, including potential clients, shall be accurat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R1432-128

The list of trade unions entitled to appoint representatives and the number of seats to which they are entitled are set by order of the ministers responsible for health, health insurance, the elderly…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R1432-126

…he private-law employees of the regional health agencies governed by the collective agreements applicable to the staff of social security bodies and the same number of alternate representatives.The co…

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