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Showing 99019910 of 10201 articles for Art. CE 29-9-1989 n° 68212

French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exemption

Article 1594-0 G

…leading to the production of a new building within the meaning of 2° of 2 of I of Article 257, or necessary to complete an unfinished building. II. - This exemption is subject to the condition that th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-1

…ment responsible for its implementation. However, in the context of the proper organisation of services, a commune may retain all or part of the service affected by the transfer of competencies, due t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIIa: The national platform for judicial interception

Article R40-46

Insofar as they are necessary for the purposes defined in article R. 40-43, the following personal data and information may be stored in the automated processing system: 1° For electronic communicatio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Special provisions for the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-177

Deeds and formalities relating to the land register décret n° 2009-1193 du 7 octobre 2009relatif au livre foncier et à son informatisation dans les départements du Bas-Rhin, du Haut-Rhin et de la Mose…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
18°: Parent companies

Article 145

…one hand, are located in another State or territory that has entered into an administrative assistance agreement with France with a view to combating tax fraud and tax evasion, the stipulations and im…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common law provisions.

Article D312-1-1

…ayment institutions are required to use the following names:A.-List of the most representative services attached to a payment account :1° Subscription to remote banking services (internet, fixed telep…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6a: Equity savings plan for financing small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-cap companies

Article L221-32-2

…excluding those mentioned in article L. 228-11 of the French Commercial Code, or company investment certificates and cooperative investment certificates ;b) Shares in limited liability companies or co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-58

I.-In the event of receivership or compulsory liquidation, the employer, administrator or liquidator, as the case may be, who envisages redundancies, implements a redundancy plan under the conditions…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax on the costs of chambers of agriculture

Article 1604

…network defined in article L. 510-1 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct.

Article R341-16

…tion of article L. 341-12, the direct seller shall provide the canvassed person with information concerning: 1° The identity, principal activity and geographical address at which the financial service…

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