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Showing 36213630 of 3964 articles for Art. CA Paris – 24 Nov. 2016

French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1636 B octies

…es levied for the benefit of the public land establishments referred to in articles L. 321-1 et L. 324-1 of the town planning code, the Etablissement public foncier et d'aménagement de la Guyane and t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-8-1

…s mentioned in the previous paragraph, taken into account in the general decentralisation grant allocated to the regions, is made up of: - the amount of the contribution for the operation of the trans…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1388 bis

…the French Construction and Housing Code, is subject to a 30% allowance when these dwellings are located in a priority urban policy district.This allowance applies to dwellings whose owner, mentioned…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definition and general rules.

Article D211-1 A

…L. 229-7 of the En…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5151-10

…omply with the provisions of this article. This undertaking shall be accompanied by a summary technical file describing the processing carried out and the measures taken to ensure its security. II.-In…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-15

…eading to the issue of an operating licence as referred to in article L. 3332-1-1.In the light of local circumstances, the representative of the State in the département may, by order, delegate to a m…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-14

…e or regulatory provisions, to put an end to the irregularity or to eliminate its effects. The application is brought before the President of the Paris Court of First Instance, who gives an interim ru…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article D2213-1-0-2

I.-For the application of the second paragraph of I of article L. 2213-4-1, administrative air quality monitoring zones defined pursuant to article R. 221-3 of the Environment Code, in which one of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-58

I.-Prior to the conclusion of a contract, providers of publicly available electronic communications services shall communicate, pursuant to 1° of Article L. 224-27-1, the following information: 1° For…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-4

I.-A plant variety may be the subject of a title known as a "plant variety certificate" which confers on its holder an exclusive right to produce, reproduce, package for the purposes of reproduction o…

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