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Showing 32113220 of 3700 articles for Art. CA Versailles 22 October 2009

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions and registration requirements

Article L548-1

…ersons seeking financing for activities other than those governed by Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 may obtain the loans mentioned in Article L. 511-6(7), free loans and donations ; 2° Na…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-6

…to in I and II are set out in Article 312 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
E: Tax on commercial wasteland

Article 1530

…nditions provided for in I of Article 1639 A bis, institute an annual tax on commercial wasteland located on their territory. However, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Turnover taxes and similar taxes

Article 1693 quater

…ed actual taxation scheme provided for in article 302 septies A or allowed to file their returns by calendar quarter in accordance with the last paragraph of 2 of Article 287 pay this tax by means of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-20

…L. 1332-3. This profile includes in particular the following elements 1° A description of the physical, geographical and hydrogeological characteristics of the bathing water and other surface waters…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 C

…residence, with the exception of permanent establishments of these taxable persons which are not located in France, and who are closely linked to each other from a financial, economic and organisatio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-3

…s committed on a minor and offences involving the endangerment of minors punishable by the articles 221-1 to 221-5, 222-1 à 222-18-1, 222-23 à 222-33-1, 223-1 à 223-10, 223-13, 224-1 à 224-5, 225-7 à…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-1

…loyee must meet in order to benefit; 4° The procedures for presenting and examining employees' applications to leave, including the conditions for transmitting the employee's written agreement to the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-26

…ic sports equipment not fitted with a fixing or counterweight device as provided for in article R. 322-21 of this Code or fitted with a device that does not comply with the requirements of the same ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-2-3

…e exposed, as defined in Article L. 533-2-2. The Authority shall also assess the resulting level of capital. At regular intervals, and at least every three years, the AMF shall review investment firms…

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