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Showing 17211730 of 3970 articles for Art. CE 29 January 1982 n° 18058

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation

Article R4381-84

…he may, within the period provided for in the second paragraph of article 26 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to non-trading professional companies, transfer part of his shares to a th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Transfers of charges and income between the Rhône department and the Lyon metropolitan authority

Article L3663-9

…count corresponds to the product collected by the metropole of Lyon affected by a coefficient of 78.29%. II. - For the application of b of 2° of I of article L. 2336-2, 2° and 3° of II, a of 1° and 2°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Infiltration

Article 706-81

Where the requirements of the investigation or enquiry into one of the crimes or offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73 and 706-73-1 le justifient, le procureur de la République ou, aprè…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AB

…der of the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Industry, acquired or manufactured before 1 January 2011 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twelve months from the date they are br…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9°: Borrowings issued by the State

Article 132 bis

…article 119 bis and the levy provided for in I of article 125 A interest, arrears and all other proceeds from bonds, public bills and other negotiable debt securities issued by the State before 1 Jan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-6

The report referred to in article L. 1334-5 is produced when all or part of a residential building built before 1st January 1949 is sold, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7a: Forestry and insurance investment account

Article D221-123

…ph of article L. 352-3 of the French Forestry Code, the total amount of these withdrawals may not exceed 30% of the sums on deposit at 1st January of the year in question in any one calendar year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Formation of the company.

Article R743-89

The company is exempt from inserting in a legal announcements medium the notices provided for in articles 22, 24 and 26 of decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of law no. 78-9…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article R3311-3

…f revenue vouchers. However, this period includes an additional period extending to the last day of January of the following year. This provision does not apply to operations relating solely to the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financial provisions

Article R4031-43

Health professionals working under the agreement-based scheme on 1 January of the year are liable to pay the contribution instituted by article L. 4031-4. The contribution is paid by 15 May at the lat…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
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