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Showing 40214030 of 6535 articles for Art. CA Rennes – 17 Dec. 2024 – no. 23/05277

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…ournalists, editors, photographers, newspaper editors and drama and music critics received in their capacity as such constitute such allowances up to a maximum of €7,650. The same applies to the funct…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Shareholding and control

Article L214-24-21

…ise within the meaning of Commission Regulation (EC) No 800/2008 of 6 August 2008 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the common market in application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Trea…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Aid for property investment and leasing granted to businesses

Article R1511-5

…es for small and medium-sized enterprises for the period 2022-2027 mentioned in Article 3 of Decree no. 2022-968 of 30 June 2022 on regional aid zones and investment aid zones for small and medium-siz…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-12

I.-The studies mentioned in II of Article L. 3512-17 are intended to examine, for each additive, whether it : 1° Contributes to the toxicity or addictive effect of the products in question and whether…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article R733-18

…written off as regularisation of the payment incident pursuant to the provisions of article L. 733-17, the account-holding institution shall notify the Banque de France of this regularisation no late…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Lawyers' fees

Article A444-199

Formalities carried out in relation to judicial sureties give rise to the collection of the following fees: NUMBER OF THE SERVICE (Table 6 of Article Appendix 4-7) NAME OF THE BENEFIT EMOLUMENT 43 Equ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Programming projects representing programming commitments

Article R212-40

…article R. 212-…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R251

…1 to R. 53-56, R. 63, R. 64, R. 93-3 and R. 95, this Code (Decrees in the Council of State) is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2023-747 of 9 August 2023, subject t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-14

…l residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" provided for in articles L. 421-16, L. 421-17 or L. 421-19 who definitively ceases his or her commercial, industrial or craft activity is requi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Collection of labile blood products.

Article R1222-20

The medical responsibility for blood collection referred to in article L. 1221-3 and responsibility for the safety of donors are ensured by the medical officer in charge of blood collection at the blo…

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