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Showing 30313040 of 3182 articles for Art. CE 28 Sep 2017 n° 409770

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278-0 bis

Value added tax is levied at the reduced rate of 5.5% in respect of:A. - Supplies relating to:1° Foodstuffs intended for human consumption, products normally intended to be used in the preparation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-2

…two deductions made from the twelfths provided for in article L. 3332-1-1 of this code, in accordance with the procedures set out in II and III of this article. It is distributed among its beneficiar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies A

1. An income tax reduction is introduced for taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B who invest in Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56

…me or to hold documents, information or objects relating to the incriminated acts, the judicial police officer shall go without delay to the home of the latter to carry out a search, for which he shal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Services provided by an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L370-4

…e contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and, where applicable, by other competent authorities in France in accordance with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to the operations referre…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Powers and prerogatives

Article L561-25

…o a transaction that was the subject of a report mentioned in Article L. 561-15 or to information received under Articles L. 561-15-1, L. 561-27, L. 561-28 or L. 561-29, as well as for the purpose of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Annual consultation on company social policy, working conditions and employment

Article L2312-26

…ications, the multiannual training programme, training initiatives planned by the employer, apprenticeships, conditions for taking on trainees and preventive health and safety initiatives, working con…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title III: Exploitation of rights

Article R135-1

I.-Where the searches provided for in 1° of Article L. 135-3 must, under this article, take place in France, the sources of information that must be consulted include at least the following sources: 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-1

…ave under the conditions laid down in the Labour Code ; 2° Sick leave, on presentation of a medical certificate, up to a maximum of twelve consecutive months, during which the person concerned receive…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Activity and positions.

Article R6152-418-2

…ave under the conditions laid down in the Labour Code ; 2° Sick leave, on presentation of a medical certificate, up to a maximum of twelve consecutive months, during which the person concerned receive…

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