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Showing 77117720 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 ter

…ucher by a taxable person acting in his own name shall be regarded as a supply of the goods or services to which the voucher relates. The physical handing over of goods or the actual provision of serv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Conditional release

Article 730-2

When the person has been sentenced to life imprisonment or when he or she has been sentenced either to a term of imprisonment or criminal imprisonment equal to or exceeding fifteen years for an offenc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-26

As soon as an application for authorisation is received, the Prefect will refer the matter to the local police authorities for their opinion. Except in the case provided for in the fourth paragraph, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: General provisions

Article L412-2

…in mutual and cooperative banks mentioned inarticle L. 512-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code; 2° Certificats mutualistes mentioned inarticle L. 322-26-8 of the French Insurance Code; 3° Shares in c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-28

…AIFM is the legal person whose regular business is the management of one or more AIF;2° The reference Member State of an AIFM established in a third country is the Member State whose authorities are…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-2

…roject. Any couple consisting of a man and a woman or two women or any unmarried woman shall have access to medically assisted procreation following individual interviews with the members of the multi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General procedural rules

Article R321-26

…pany in the trades and crafts sector, its registration number and the address of its registered office ;3° Where applicable, the name of its counsel or representative and the power of attorney given t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Tax revenue and fees

Article L3662-2

…r the current year is known.During the course of the year, one or more twelfths may be paid in advance if the funds available to the Lyon metropolitan authority are temporarily insufficient. Additiona…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Combating drug supply shortages

Article L5121-29

Marketing authorisation holders and pharmaceutical companies exploiting medicinal products ensure an appropriate and continuous supply of the national market in order to cover the needs of patients in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Financial penalties imposed by the Regional Health Agency

Article L5472-2

…or General of the regional health agency with territorial jurisdiction may, after giving formal notice, except in emergencies, within a period set by him and which may not be less than eight days, to…

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