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Showing 23512360 of 4213 articles for Art. CE 31 Mar 2017 n° 401059

French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Société anonyme Natexis or any company it controls within the meaning of article 355-1 of law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies

Article 131

…Obsolete provisions); 4° bis For their entire duration, long-term bonds and notes issued in accordance with the law of 3 March 1941 relating to financial transactions carried out by the limited compan…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L311-1

To enter France, all foreign nationals must be in possession of: 1° Unless exempted from this obligation, the visas required by international conventions and by Article 6(1)(a) and (b) of Regulation (…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Short-stay visas

Article L312-1

Any foreign national wishing to enter France with a view to staying for a period not exceeding three months must apply to the French diplomatic and consular authorities for a short-stay visa, under th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 196 B

The taxpayer who accepts the attachment of the persons designated in 3 of Article 6 benefits from an additional half share of family quotient per person thus attached.If the connected person is marrie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Financial institutions

Article 1064

…and corresponding assets made by deferred credit companies to another company operating in accordance with the provisions of the law no. 52-332 of 24 March 1952 as amended are exempt from all registr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L934-5

…490-6 and L. 490-7in New Caledonia, the words: "the agents mentioned in Article L. 450-1" are replaced by the words: "the sworn agents of New Caledonia mentioned in Article 86 of Organic Law no. 99-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-12

…in the Pharmacopoeia has been authorised in food supplements pursuant to decree no. 2006-352 of 20 March 2006 relating to food supplements, these food supplements may be sold by persons other than ph…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Pharmacy professions

Article R4422-2

…IV of Title I of Book II of this Part Four, in the version resulting from Decree No. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the following adaptations: 1° The words:…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist tax and flat-rate tourist tax

Article L2333-34

…gning public accountant the amount of the tax calculated pursuant to articles L. 2333-29 to L. 2333-31. Professionals who, by electronic means, provide a booking or rental service or put people in tou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Comité régional de l'emploi, de la formation et de l'orientation professionnelles (Regional Committee for Employment, Vocational Training and Guidance)

Article L6123-4

…authority of Corsica sign a multi-year regional agreement for the coordination of employment, guidance and training with Pôle emploi, the regional representatives of the local missions mentioned in ar…

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