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Showing 76017610 of 7791 articles for Art. CA Paris – 26 June 2019 – no. 16/23435

French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-3

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article L. 351-4, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3211-2

…the limits it has set, the departmental council may also delegate to its president the power:1° To carry out borrowings to finance the investments provided for in the budget, and to carry out financi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L613-49

…ntiel et de résolution with a view to implementing one or more resolution measures. However, in the case provided for in 3° of II of Article L. 613-48, only the member of the resolution college mentio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…left-hand column of the tables reproduced below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subject to the adaptations provided for in II to X…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART THREE

Article Annexe 31-2

…ust be able to clearly recognise the actors and activities involved in harm reduction. Associations carrying out harm reduction activities should make themselves known to the project leader in the dep…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

1. The parent company tax regime, as defined in Article 216, is applicable to companies and other bodies subject to corporation tax at the standard rate which hold equity interests satisfying the foll…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

I - The value of the prudential technical provisions referred to in Article L. 351-2 is equal to the sum of the best estimate and the risk margin. II - The best estimate corresponds to the probability…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article R344-1

…nts belonging to the company or the supplementary occupational pension fund and of other assets allocated to the representation of regulated commitments, valued in accordance with Article R. 343-11. F…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-10

…e. It shall include clearly and legibly, in the order specified below: 1° The identity and geographical address of the contracting parties and, where applicable, the identity and address of the credit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…The first of these two rates is increased to 50% for research expenditure incurred in operations located in an overseas department. For the expenses mentioned in k of II, the tax credit rate is 30%.…

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