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Showing 32613270 of 22174 articles for Art. Cass. com. 11 January 2017

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: General information

Article 1586

…cle 1635 quater A. However: 1° For the application of this II to planning permissions issued from 1 January 2017, the Lyon metropolitan authority is substituted for the Rhône département within the sc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 209 quater

…ecial reserve ceases for capital gains taxed in respect of financial years commencing on or after 1 January 2004.2. Amounts withdrawn from this reserve are credited to income for the financial year in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-544

The provisions of Title I of decree no. 2002-9 of 4 January 2002 relating to working hours and the organisation of work in the establishments mentioned in article 2 of law no. 86-33 of 9 January 1986…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Audit of operating accounts

Article D251-4

…ine producer has three months from receipt of the draft audit report provided for in article L. 251-11 to submit its written observations to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Application to certain establishments with an in-house pharmacy.

Article R5132-42

…g sections 1 to 3 of this chapter to the establishments mentioned in articles L. 5126-1 and L. 5126-11 shall be laid down, where appropriate, after obtaining the opinion of the Director General of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 HB

…ricity production facilities whose installed electrical capacity within the meaning of Articles L. 311-1 et seq. of the Energy Code is greater than or equal to 12 megawatts.II.-.The flat-rate tax is p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L763-4

…to European Union law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 421-11 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 421-12 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 421-14 with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L764-4

…to European Union law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 421-11 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 421-12 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 421-14 with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Trading platforms

Article L762-4

…to European Union law in the fields of the economy, health, labour, transport and agricultureL. 421-11 Order no. 2017-1107 of 22 June 2017 L. 421-12 Law no. 2021-1308 of 8 October 2021 L. 421-14 with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5142-1

…subject to clinical trials, are carried out by establishments governed by Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of 11 December 2018 and by this chapter.II.-In each establishment authorised under Article 88 of Regula…

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