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Showing 31713180 of 3970 articles for Art. CE 29 January 1982 n° 18058

French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article R111-4-5

…t to the provisions of this article: 1° Bicycles, as defined in Article 1 of Decree no. 2016-364 of 29 March 2016 setting safety requirements for bicycles; 2° Electrically assisted bicycles, as define…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465

In regional aid areas and for operations carried out from 1 January 2007 until 31 December 2023, the municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…of article L. 6313-1 ; 2° For employers : a) Training paid for by the non-salaried training insurance funds provided for in article L. 6332-9 when they are self-employed, members of the liberal profe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-169

…undertaking's assets.The assets of the financial institution may only be the subject of civil enforcement measures in compliance with the allocation rules defined by the institution's regulations or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 quinquies C

…e entered into an agreement with the State under the conditions provided for in Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-248 of 4 February 1959 may, as soon as their subscription is paid, make an exceptional wri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Income from securities issued outside France and similar income

Article 121

…cle 115 are applicable in the event of a partial contribution of assets by a foreign company and placed under a tax regime comparable to the article 210 A.2. The following are not considered as income…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…lympism" and "Olympiad" and the acronym "JO";6° The terms "Olympic", "Olympian" and "Olympienne", except in common parlance for normal use excluding any use of any of them for promotional or commercia…

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

Article L1334-7

On expiry of a period of four years from the date of entry into force of law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 on public health policy, the report referred to in article L. 1334-5 is attached to any new r…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…tegration on the occasion of the disposal of industrial and commercial property leased under a finance lease with an effective term of at least fifteen years. These provisions apply to transactions en…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Designation

Article L2122-8

…ened in the forms and within the time limits laid down in articles L. 2121-10 à L. 2121-12. The notice convening the meeting contains a special mention of the election to be held.Prior to this notice,…

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