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Showing 22412250 of 2350 articles for Art. CA Rouen 28 February 1991

French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 13-8

…Th-232 and its radioactive progeny (1) 1(1) All radionuclides in the uranium 238 and thorium 232 decay chains are considered to be in radioactive equilibrium with their parent. In the event of radioa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 158

1. The net incomes of the various categories entering into the composition of the global net income are assessed according to the rules set out in articles 12 and 13 and under the conditions set out i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…Offences punishable under the Highway Code whether or not they result in a withdrawal of points allocated to the driving licence subject to the provisions of article R. 49-8-5 relating to the reduced…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-2

I.-Without prejudice to the powers devolved to local and regional authorities and their groupings, and in coordination with these authorities and groupings, the National Agency for Territorial Cohesio…

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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 Tax CodeIn force
IV: Farmers

Article 298 bis

…et out below:1° They are exempt from the obligation to make the declaration provided for in Article 287 and are only required to file a return each year, no later than the second working day following…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: National equalisation grant.

Article L2334-14-1

I. - The national equalisation grant comprises a main share and a top-up.II. - This allocation is distributed among the municipalities under the conditions specified in III, IV, V and VI, after deduct…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-2

…ollowing table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-11

…elicto. The public prosecutor is informed by any means and may object. For digital media, the technical operations required to make computer data available are only carried out by customs officers aut…

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