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Showing 47714780 of 8111 articles for Art. CE 27-12-2022 n° 464505

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article R3515-5

…elling or offering tobacco products free of charge to a minor in a tobacconist's, shop or public place in breach of the prohibition set out in article L. 3512-12 is punishable by a fourth-class fine.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Provisions applicable to refugees, stateless persons and beneficiaries of territorial asylum or subsidiary protection and to French nationals who have returned to French territory at the request of the French authorities

Article R4221-14-10

At the end of their skills consolidation programme, candidates apply to the practice authorisation commission referred to in Article L. 4221-12 under the conditions set out in Article R. 4221-13-1.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies F

I.-Building and public works companies, companies producing solid mineral substances, airport operators and ski lift and ski area operators subject to corporation tax or income tax under an actual sys…

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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 General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Equalisation funds

Article 1648 A

I. - From 2013, the departmental business tax equalisation funds existing in 2011 receive a State allocation totalling €423,291,955.From 2017, a reduction is applied to this allocation. For 2017, the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-2

…mmunal cooperation or of the départements which are substituted for them by virtue of their competence as organising authorities for the public distribution of electricity mentioned in article L. 2224…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R6152-1

…d in I of article L. 313-12 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles. In university hospital centres, they carry out their activities in posts outside the scope of the provisions of Chapter II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-13

Professional firefighters who, on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, are under the authority of a communal or inter-communal bo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L1614-5

At the end of the period referred to in Article 4 of the loi n° 83-8 du 7 janvier 1983 précité, transfers of State taxes represent at least half of the resources allocated by the State to all local au…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis B

Sums paid pursuant to articles 9 and 15 de la loi n° 54-782 du 2 août 1954 relative à l'attribution de biens et d'éléments d'actif d'entreprises de presse et d'information, ainsi que les sommes versée…

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