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Showing 301310 of 11432 articles for Art. CE 17-10-1990 n° 56991

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1797

With regard to offences committed in relation to taxes on gaming houses, if the duties evaded or compromised cannot be determined precisely, the court shall set the penalty at one to three times the d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-108

…uct which does not have a marketing authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-8 or an early access authorisation as referred to in Article L. 5121-12 or a compassionate access authorisation as r…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-109

…import operation. For medicinal products other than finished products, and for medicinal products necessary for carrying out research involving the human person declared under the law of 20 December 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Stock options.

Article L225-179

…h this authorisation may be used by the Board of Directors or the Management Board, which may not exceed thirty-eight months. However, authorisations granted prior to the date of publication of the lo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural (land development and rural establishment companies)

Article 1028

…arried out by sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural constituées en application de ce même article et agréées par le ministre de l'agriculture et le ministre du budget, sont exonérées…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-17

…nt to article L. 132-1, supporters' associations and associations whose purpose is to prevent violence at sporting events approved by the administrative authority and any association mentioned in arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17

…rticles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and Article 36 of Law no. 82-1169 of 31 December 1982 relating to the administrative organisation of Paris, Marseille, Lyon and the public est…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Capping of certain fees

Article A444-175

…nder the conditions set out in Article A. 444-174. If the sum mentioned in the previous paragraph exceeds 10% of the value of the property or right that is the subject of the transfer, the total fees…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bonds issued by associations.

Article L213-17

…sociations issuing bonds and govern the persons or bodies responsible for administration in accordance with the articles of association. Those relating to the supervisory board of a company or to its…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 10: Marketing of structured deposits

Article L511-105

…en they market structured deposits within the meaning of Article L. 312-22 or when they provide advice on these deposits, credit institutions are subject to the provisions of 2°, 3° and 6° of II of Ar…

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