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Showing 28112820 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-5

…nual accounts or consolidated accounts of persons or entities that do not have their registered office in a Member State of the European Union or in another State that is party to the agreement on the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382-0

…I of article 1384 C as well as to articles 1384 E, 1384 F, 1586 A and 1586 B in their version in force on 31 December 2020, is equal to the ratio between:1° On the one hand, the sum of the products, c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Public easements

Article R1333-99

…for the pollution, the owners of the polluted plots and other holders of rights in rem or their successors where known, the mayors of the municipalities concerned and the Nuclear Safety Authority.If…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of French…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Value added tax

Article 291

…ect to value added tax.2. The following are considered to be imports of goods:a. the entry into France of goods originating in or coming from a State or territory not belonging to the European Union,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

…lympism" and "Olympiad" and the acronym "JO";6° The terms "Olympic", "Olympian" and "Olympienne", except in common parlance for normal use excluding any use of any of them for promotional or commercia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XVI: Leasing transactions

Article 239 sexies D

…tegration on the occasion of the disposal of industrial and commercial property leased under a finance lease with an effective term of at least fifteen years. These provisions apply to transactions en…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-3

In addition to the information mentioned in article A. 331-2, any declaration file for a sporting event with classification or timekeeping must also include the following information: 1° The event reg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2-1

…with the customer and includes, where applicable, the beneficial owner. In the case of life insurance and capitalisation contracts, the business relationship includes the beneficiary of the contract…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3141-22

…ement or, failing that, an industry agreement may provide that leave taken in respect of the reference year may be carried over. In this case, leave may be carried over until 31 December of the year f…

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