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Showing 42214230 of 8668 articles for Art. CE 21-12-2022 n° 459476

French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2493

…e applicable only if, at the date of birth, at least one of the child's parents was residing in France legally, under cover of a residence permit, and uninterruptedly for more than three months.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article Annexe à l'article A132-9-5

SITUATION at 31 December N Total amount expressed in millions of euros (€M) SITUATION at 31 December N expressed in number of contracts concerned GLOBAL AMOUNT paid to beneficiaries or transferred to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Declarations of nationality

Article 26

…her because of marriage to a French spouse, pursuant to article 21-2, or because of the status of ascendant of a French national, pursuant to article 21-13-1, or because of the status of brother or si…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R641-9

…ds: "la loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en œuvre du…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article R631-7

…ds: "la loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en œuvre du…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article R621-5

…ds: "la loi n° 90-449 du 31 mai 1990 visant à la mise en œuvre du…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to the use of a liability management structure

Article L311-43

…rt on the management of the liability management structure to the collège de résolution, in accordance with the procedures defined by the latter. By way of derogation from article 2022 of the French C…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 H

…unes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax system, the reference rates of council tax on secondary residences and other furnished premises not allocated to the pr…

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

Article 302 bis ZG

…elating to the opening up to competition and the regulation of the online gambling and games of chance sector, a levy on the gross gaming revenue.This levy is payable by Pari mutuel urbain or the raci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Agricultural organisations

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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