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Showing 28312840 of 3114 articles for Art. CA Versailles 25 octobre 1990

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-4

Sports associations can only benefit from State aid if they have been approved. Approval is based in particular on the existence of statutory provisions guaranteeing the democratic operation of the as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIX: Procedure applicable to sexual offences and the protection of minors who are victims

Article 706-47

…me code; 5° Délits et crimes de traite des êtres humains à l'égard d'un mineur prévus aux articles 225-4-1 à 225-4-4 du même code; 6° Délit et crime de proxénétisme à l'égard d'un mineur prévus au 1°…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XII: Levy on online horserace betting for the benefit of racing companies

Article 1609 tertricies

…g the tax under whose authority the registered office or main establishment falls no later than the 25th of the month following the month during which the liability arose.It is collected and audited a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article L773-9

…visions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in the right…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article L774-9

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, 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 Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-16

…ated value of the requirement, excluding taxes, is less than the European thresholds defined, for local authorities and other public purchasers, in b of I of appendix no. 2 of the Public Order Code; 2…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

…L. 5215-16 to L. 5215-18, L. 5215-21, L. 5215-26 to L. 5215-29, L. 5215-40 and L. 5215-42 are applicable to metropolitan areas. For the application of article L. 5211-17, the majority conditions requ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 F

…efined in article 1639 A bis, partially or totally exempt from business property tax establishments carrying on a commercial or craft activity in a town centre revitalisation zone defined in II of thi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B undecies

…transfer or treatment facility provided for in a regional waste prevention and management plan is located may also define a zone, with a radius of no more than one kilometre, on which they vote a diff…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

…th the tax authorities, who undertakes to complete the formalities incumbent on him and, where applicable, to pay the levies on his behalf.The obligation to appoint a tax representative does not apply…

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