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Showing 30213030 of 3560 articles for Art. CE 25 November 2015

French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Payment of business property tax and additional taxes

Article 1681 quater A

…n Article 1679 quinquies, or, at the taxpayer's request, by means of monthly levies made in accordance with Article 1680 A.B. From January to October, each levy is equal to one-tenth of the amount of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to group preventive recovery plans

Article L613-37-1

…shall provide all the cooperation required.The supervisory board shall ensure, insofar as it is concerned, compliance with the requirements referred to in II of Article L. 613-37.It shall endeavour t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5124-13

…edicinal products for human use and the import and export of gene therapy preparations or xenogenic cell therapy preparations mentioned in 12° and 13° of Article L. 5121-1 are subject to prior authori…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Establishment of electoral rolls.

Article R713-1

I.-The members of the local chambers of commerce and industry and the departmental chambers of commerce and industry of Ile-de-France are elected under the same conditions as the members of the territ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Credit and property formalities

Article A444-171

The services listed under numbers 182 to 195 of Table 5 give rise to the collection of the following fees: Service number the service (table 5) of article appendix 4-7) Designation of service Fee 182…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article R4424-6-1

…t the problems posed by its adoption on the protection of areas of particular environmental importance such as those designated in accordance with Articles R. 414-3 to R. 414-7 of the Environment Code…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4412-96

…ing definitions shall apply: 1° Test site: the first site during which the dust level of a given process is determined; 2° Containment: the isolation of the work area from the outside environment to p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

…L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 or L. 426-10, or the "long-term resident-EU"…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: The Board of Directors

Article L1424-27

…ter-municipal cooperation.The Bureau of the Board of Directors is made up of the President, three Vice-Presidents and, if necessary, one additional member.The composition of the Bureau is determined b…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article 211-73

…ation or the initial authorisation. At the end of this period, the sums allocated are repaid to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. However, all or part of the sums allocated shall not…

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