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Showing 31313140 of 3518 articles for Art. CE 30 Dec 2010 n° 338197

French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National monitoring system for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-43

The Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine is responsible for implementing the monitoring system relating to medically assisted procreation. Within this framework, the Agency: 1° Leads and c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Dotation globale de fonctionnement (R).

Article R2563-4-1

…ions from which have benefited, pursuant to Article 1382 of the General Tax Code, university residences, premises used for the barracks of armed forces personnel and the premises of public health esta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Regional school equipment grants

Article R4332-10

…he 60% intended to take account of the capacity of the establishments is distributed as follows: 1° 30%, in proportion to the total developed surface area of school buildings; 2° 5%, in proportion to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XL : Tax credit for arts and crafts

Article 244 quater O

…s of their actual profits or exempt pursuant to Articles 44 sexies, 44 sexies A, 44 octies A, 44 duodecies, 44 terdecies to 44 septdecies may benefit from a tax credit equal to 10% of the sum of:1° Sa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Exercise of freedom of establishment and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-4

I.- When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution finds that an insurance or reinsurance intermediary or an insurance intermediary acting on an ancillary basis is in breach of the provisio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quater

…o:0.35% + 0.025% × (amount of turnover-€10,000,000)/€40,000,000;e) For companies with turnover in excess of €50,000,000, to 0.375%.The rates mentioned in b, c and d are expressed as percentages and ro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-22

…f the municipal council, be entrusted, in whole or in part, and for the duration of his term of office:1° To determine and modify the allocation of communal properties used by municipal public service…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 A

I. - New constructions allocated to the principal dwelling and financed to the extent of more than 50% by means of loans assisted by the State, as provided for in Articles L. 301-1 et seq. of the Cons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 terdecies

…is (Repealed for royalties taken into account from 1 January 2002 in the results of grantors and concessionaires).1 ter. The long-term capital gains or losses regime is not applicable to sums received…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX ter: Declaration of overseas investments

Article 242 septies

The professional activity of obtaining for others the tax benefits provided for in articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C, 217 undecies, 217 duodecies, 244 quater W, 244 quater X or 2…

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