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Showing 23212330 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK II: TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-100-2

…authority's sustainable development situation based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the local authority on a voluntary basis or provided for by a legislative or regulatory text.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-1

I.-The performance reviews of the devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 shall be governed by the provisions of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L3335-3

…the departments is created. From 2015, this article applies to the Lyon metropolitan area.The resources of this fund are allocated to the départements as compensation for exceptional revaluations of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Central body for savings banks and banques populaires

Article L512-107

The central body for savings banks and banques populaires exercises the powers set out in Articles L. 511-31 and L. 511-32 of this Code. To this end, it is responsible for1° Defining the policy and st…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1607 ter

…s publics fonciers mentioned in article L. 321-1 of the town planning 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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In force

Article Annexe 4-9

I. - In particular, the following services are provided by the professions concerned under the conditions set out in the third paragraph of article L. 444-1, the services listed below: 1° With regard…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 AI

Additive manufacturing equipment acquired or created between 1 October 2015 and 31 December 2017 may be subject to exceptional depreciation over twenty-four months from the date on which it is brought…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
b : Employees and managers of the International Chamber of Commerce

Article 81 D

…yees and directors called from abroad to take up employment with the International Chamber of Commerce in France are not subject to income tax on the salaries and wages paid to them in this capacity.…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L411-12

Holiday vouchers are valid until 31 December of the second calendar year following the year of issue. Vouchers not used during this period may be exchanged within three months of the end of the period…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-49

…aximum of 95% of any shortfall in the total amount of provisions for claims to be paid set aside at 31 December 1982, increased by their income, in relation to the total amount of the corresponding se…

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