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Showing 18911900 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-35

When the victim lives overseas or abroad, the time limits set by articles R. 211-31 and R. 211-32 are extended by one month. The time limit given to the insurer to make an offer of compensation is ext…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on insurance policies

Article 1004

…ministration publishes a list of foreign insurers with a responsible representative on the previous 31 December in the Journal Officiel.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1394 B

…fifth, sixth, eighth and ninth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908, not exempt pursuant to articles 1395 à 1395 B and which are located in Corsica are…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Withholding taxes and levies on income from securities

Article 1673 bis

…enth day of the fourth month following the end of the financial year. If the financial year ends on 31 December or if no financial year ends during the year, the payment is made no later than 15 May.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I bis: Priority question on constitutionality

Article R*49-32

…his delegate, at the request of one of the parties or of his own motion, may, in urgent cases, reduce the time limit provided for in articles R. * 49-30 and R. * 49-31. It sets the date of the hearin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 11: Charges for the transmission and distribution of electricity and gas and for oil pipelines (R)

Article R2333-109

L'état des redevances à percevoir en vertu des dispositions des articles R. 2333-105 to R. 2333-108 is established on 31 December of the year preceding the start of each annual collection period. The…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constitution

Article R4381-8

The provisions of this section govern companies formed pursuant to Title I of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of liberal professions in the form of companies and whose cor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Overall operating grant

Article L2334-7

…he population of the commune, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.2° An allowance proportional to surface area, equal to 3.22 euros per hectare from 2011 and 5.37 euros per hectar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-3

…ided for in ̀ article 21 of law no. 2010-476 of 12 May 2010 relating to the opening a ̀ la concurrence et a ̀ la régulation du secteur des jeux d'argent et de hasard en ligne or by the company holding…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Exemptions of more than two years

Article 1384 G

…of social rental housing demolished under the conditions provided for in articles 6 and 9-1 of law n° 2003-710 of 1st August 2003 on the guidelines and programming for towns and urban renewal and pro…

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