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Showing 78617870 of 8039 articles for Art. CE 29-12-2020 n° 428306

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXIa: Tax to finance the local authority support fund

Article 235 ter ZE bis

…al Code, subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for compliance with the coverage and risk-spreading ratios or the adequate level of own funds provided for in I…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-3

I. - The Fonds national de péréquation des ressources intercommunales et communales (National Fund for the Equalisation of Intercommunal and Communal Resources) is financed by a levy on the tax resour…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Legal regime

Article L5217-7

…he withdrawal from the syndicate of the communes that are members of the metropolis for the competences mentioned in I of article L. 5217-2 that the syndicate exercises. This withdrawal is carried out…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1. Transferable securities, company rights and similar securities

Article 150-0 A

…securities representing the same values, rights or securities, are subject to income tax. 2. The price supplement received by the transferor in execution of the clause in the contract for the transfer…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

Prior to the performance of research involving the human person, information is provided to the person participating in the research by the investigator or by a doctor representing the investigator. W…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-16-1

…gational medicinal products and, where applicable, the ancillary medicinal products and medical devices used to administer them, as well as, for research involving products other than medicinal produc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article A212-7-3-1

…t is a legal entity, name or company name, legal form, corporate purpose, address of registered office, registration number in the Trade and Companies Register or, failing this, a statement of the for…

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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 Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R761-5

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° References to the departmental prefect are replaced by references to the representative of the State; 2° References to the Court of Appeal are replaced…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-4

…rred to in Article L. 6143-1 and the acts of the Director referred to in Article L. 6143-7 are enforceable subject to the following conditions: 1° The decisions of the Supervisory Board referred to in…

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