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Showing 321330 of 17743 articles for Art. CA Paris – 6 June 2023 – no. 23/00062

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Financial provisions.

Article L5214-23

…he budget of the communauté de communes include:1° The tax resources mentioned in II or, where applicable, I of Article 1379-0 bis of the General Tax Code, as well as those mentioned in V of the same…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 231-12

I. - The second group comprises the following three categories of cinemas:1° Category C: cinemas located in urban units with a population of 100,000 or more;2° Category D: cinemas located in urban uni…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-23

…auditor becomes familiar with its operation and the objectives assigned to it. He may use the work carried out by the internal audit as evidence collected in respect of the assertions he wishes to ve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quality control

Article D6221-23

I.-The Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) determines an annual program…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5211-23

…o comply with the essential requirements relating to design and manufacture, active implantable medical devices must be designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the following objec…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VIII bis: Exemption for capital gains realised on the sale of a sole proprietorship or a complete branch of activity

Article 238 quindecies

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies and realised in the context of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity on the occasion of the transfe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous taxes

Article 231 quater

…f an activity, of whatever nature, by private individuals or legal entities or used by the State, local authorities, public establishments or bodies and professional bodies and, on the other hand, pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Water and sanitation.

Article D2573-23

…Republic, but which may not exceed three metres, one or more pipelines, with a minimum height of 0.60 metres being maintained between the upper generatrix of the pipelines and ground level after the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable profits and income

Article 238 bis

…oration tax for the benefit of:a) Works or organisations of general interest of a philanthropic, educational, scientific, social, humanitarian, sporting, family or cultural nature or contributing to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Procedures for the performance of judicial police duties by authorised customs officers

Article R15-33-23

The customs officer appointed to carry out a judicial police mission shall immediately report to the public prosecutor or the requesting investigating judge if the latter has ordered such diligence. H…

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