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Showing 35113520 of 3970 articles for Art. CE 29 January 1982 n° 18058

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 214

…eferred to in Article L. 522-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, credit institutions and finance companies hold directly or through their subsidiaries 80% or more of the capital or votes and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

…experts, ensuring that these experts meet all the conditions required to guarantee their independence from the parties involved. It may, however, appoint a single expert from the same list if it cons…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules governing the operations of sociétés de crédit foncier (building societies)

Article L513-14

…to Article L. 513-13 of this Code, the contract may provide for this assignment to be subject to acceptance by the public entity under the following conditions and within the limits set out in Articl…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Beef and veal, sheepmeat and pigmeat

Article R412-30

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° The provisions of Articles 11 and 12, paragraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 13, Article 14, Article 15 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 15a o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIIa: Transitional tax relief

Article 1647 C quinquies C

…ate when the sum of the territorial economic contribution, taxes for the costs of chambers of commerce and industry and for the costs of chambers of trade and craft trades and the flat-rate tax on net…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation

Article R2442-1

…rt is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2006-1660 of 22 December 2006, no. 2008-588 of 19 June 2008, no. 2012-360 of 14 March 2012, no. 2016-273 of 4 March 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-30

…rector of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment or to the authority which replaces him pursuant to articles R. 8111-8 and R. 4462-29, and gives rise to consultation of the armamen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2333-67

…n a maximum of five years from the date of the increase in the rate of the payment intended to finance mobility, the rate applicable from the sixth year is reduced to 0.55% at most;- 1% of the salarie…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

Article L. 426-17 does not apply when the foreign national resides in France under: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-30; 2° A temporary…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

…f the Code de l'entrée et du séjour des étrangers et du droit d'asile (Code on the Entry and Residence of Foreigners and the Right of Asylum), as well as members of their families holding a residence…

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