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Showing 821830 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reporting of positions

Article L420-16

…the number of long and short positions held by these categories, the changes in these positions since the previous report, the percentage of the total open positions that each category represents and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II ter: Consolidation within a group of the payment of value added tax and similar taxes

Article 1693 ter

…or indirectly, more than half of the capital or voting rights, and to obtain reimbursement of the excess deductible tax from which they benefit. This option may only be exercised with the agreement of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: CCI France

Article L711-16

CCI France is responsible for coordinating the entire network of chambers of commerce and industry.In this capacity:1° It draws up the national strategy for the network of chambers of commerce and ind…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct.

Article R341-16

…tion of article L. 341-12, the direct seller shall provide the canvassed person with information concerning: 1° The identity, principal activity and geographical address at which the financial service…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-169

…undertaking's assets.The assets of the financial institution may only be the subject of civil enforcement measures in compliance with the allocation rules defined by the institution's regulations or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1638 quater

…usiness property tax rate of the public establishment under the following conditions:a) The difference noted, in the year during which the attachment is decided, between these two rates is reduced eac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic and optional exemptions

Article 1635 quater D

…ng are exempt from development tax: 1° Buildings and developments intended for use by a public service or public utility, the list of which is set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The benefit of the e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic and optional exemptions

Article 1635 quater E

…intercommunale à fiscalité propre, les conseils départementaux et le conseil régional d'Ile-de-France peuvent exonérer de la taxe d'aménagement partiellement ou totalement, pour la part revenant, cha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended inclusion contracts

Article D5132-10-16

…n article L. 5132-6-1 on an open-ended contract is declared by electronic means, using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 5132-1-19. Where applicable, the termination of this employment contract…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-16-1

…which was carried out in medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence and not included in the list provided for in II of Article L. 6147-7, are not taken into account…

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