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Showing 30513060 of 3182 articles for Art. CE 28 Sep 2017 n° 409770

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…1° Search warrants, orders and notes issued by the public prosecutor, investigating, trial or sentence enforcement courts, the liberty and custody judge and the juvenile judge for the purpose of searc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-2

…n of the best estimate takes into account all cash inflows and outflows required to meet the insurance and reinsurance obligations, over their entire duration. The best estimate is calculated gross, w…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General-purpose investment funds.

Article R214-32-19

…4-144 ; e) Specialised professional funds referred to in Article L. 214-154; f) Fonds communs de placement à risques mentioned in article L. 214-28, fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Information systems

Article R1413-58-1

…Directorate-General for Health, the purpose of which is to contribute to epidemiological surveillance and health monitoring. This processing is implemented as part of a mission of public interest in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars

Article A743-9

I.-The services listed under numbers 1 to 38 of the table mentioned in article A. 743-8 give rise to the collection of the following fees: SERVICE NUMBER (table 2 of article appendix 4-7) SUB-CATEGORY…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-5

…and his/her environment, and including informing the person and those around him/her:1° Care and procedures to ensure the hygiene of the person and his/her environment;2° Monitoring hygiene and dietar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4311-7

…he following acts either in application of a medical prescription or its renewal by a nurse in advanced practice under the conditions provided for in article R. 4301-3 which, except in emergencies, is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-19

I.-The provisions of Chapter III of Title I of Book II of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-46-2

…gulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013, with the exception of Article 72b(2)(b), (c), (k), (l) and (m) and paragraphs 3 to 5 of that Regulation ; c) Wh…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

I. - Taxpayers domiciled for tax purposes in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 25% of the amount of interest on loans taken out to acqu…

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