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Showing 27312740 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-1

Search of a lawyer's chambers or home may only be carried out by a magistrate and in the presence of the President of the Bar or his delegate, following a written, reasoned decision taken by the liber…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article L1111-9-2

In each region, a regional conference for the governance of the policy to reduce the artificialisation of land is established. I.-The composition and number of members of the regional conference for t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 200 sexdecies

…not taken into account for the assessment of income in the various categories, the sums paid, until 31 December 2022, by a taxpayer domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B, in respect of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

…The transitional deduction referred to in Article L. 351-5 corresponds to a fraction of the difference between the following two amounts:a) the technical provisions after deduction of receivables aris…

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

Article 1518 E

…Partial exemptions from direct local taxes are granted for the years 2017 to 2025 when the difference between the assessment established for the year 2017 in application of this code and the assessme…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter III: Registration, land registration and stamps

Article 1622

…This contribution is calculated in proportion to the number of people insured with each of them on 31 March 2002, in application of article L. 752-1 of the Rural Code, as it read prior to 1 April 200…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Public industrial and commercial services

Article L2573-28

…ISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2224-7, L. 2224-7-1 and L. 2224-8 (I and II) law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 L. 2224-11 to L. 2224-11-2 law no. 2006-1772 of 30 December 2006 First paragraph of arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1042

…ned in the first paragraph within the framework of articles L. 2251-1 to L. 2251-4, L. 2253-1, L. 3231-1, L. 3231-6, L. 3232-4, and the 5°, 6°, 7° and 8° of article L. 4211-1 du code général des colle…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial and accounting provisions.

Article D1142-59-1

…oned in 7° of article L. 1142-23 in its budget each year. In order to determine the amount, the Office national d'indemnisation des accidents médicaux, des affections iatrogènes et des infections noso…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Ceremony of reception into French citizenship

Article 21-28

The representative of the State in the department or, in Paris, the police prefect organises, within six months of acquiring French nationality, a ceremony to welcome into French citizenship for the p…

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