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Showing 29612970 of 3182 articles for Art. CE 28 Sep 2017 n° 409770

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, the persons with access to all information relating to beneficial owners are as follows: 1° Judicial officers, for the purposes of carrying out th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-16

The personal data and information recorded in the automated processing system referred to in Article R. 142-11 and in the electronic component provided for in Articles R. 414-5 and R. 431-1, excluding…

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

Article 238-0 A

…Co-operation and Development and which, on that date, have not concluded an administrative assistance agreement with France allowing the exchange of any information necessary for the application of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…ting people, whether or not they have a job, who are looking for work, training or professional advice, prescribing all useful actions to develop their professional skills and improve their employabil…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section 1: Development tax

Article 1635 quater E

…intercommunale à fiscalité propre, les conseils départementaux et le conseil régional d'Ile-de-France peuvent exonérer de la taxe d'aménagement partiellement ou totalement, pour la part revenant, cha…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Traffic and parking regulations

Article R2213-1-0-1

…includes a non-technical summary, a description of the initial state of air quality in the area concerned and an assessment :1° Of the population affected by exceedances or the risk of exceedances of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : State financial aid

Article L3334-16-2

…are no longer eligible for the fund mentioned in the first paragraph. The amount of the fund is reduced by the total amount of credits allocated under this fund in 2018 to the territorial collectivity…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe I

…F COMPANIES I. - Definition of accounting books Under the terms of the articles 59 and 60 du décret n° 85-1389 du 27 décembre 1985, la comptabilité spéciale des administrateurs judiciaires et des mand…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Rights of press publishers and press agencies

Article L218-5

…d to in Article L. 218-4. This share and the arrangements for its distribution among the authors concerned are set under conditions determined by a company agreement or, failing that, by any other col…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L311-4

…ble for the reproduction of works for private use, when these media are put into circulation in France.This remuneration is also paid by the publisher of a radio or television service or its distribut…

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