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Showing 25212530 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-3

…the provisions of Articles L. 1121-5 to L. 1121-8 and Article L. 1122-1-2 and in breach of Articles 31 to 34 of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 20…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Assessment of the tax

Article 270

…ct of self-supply of new buildings taxed pursuant to 2° of 1 of II of article 257 may be paid until 31 December of the second year following the year in which the building was completed. However, the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-9

…e commitments. These expenses are determined in accordance with the procedures laid down in Article 31 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 2015/35 of 10 October 2014; 2° Inflation, including th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property tax on built-up and non-built-up properties

Article 1406

…re the declaration is made after the deadline, the exemption applies for the period remaining after 31 December of the following year.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 D

…C of V of article 1640 C multiplied by 1.034.This decision results from a deliberation taken before 31 January of the year during which the attachment takes effect for tax purposes. It is subject to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L2511-38

…provided for in articles L. 2511-11 to L. 2511-21, L. 2511-24, L. 2511-26 and L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-31.The local development grant finances, in particular, expenditure relating to information for resi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Revenue

Article L2564-22

I.-The articles L. 2331-5 to L. 2331-10 are applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014. II.-Until 31 December 2013, revenue from the investment section of the budget of the communes of Mayotte includes…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to certain group provident and insurance operations.

Article A441-4

…with the first paragraph of Article R. 441-21, using the risk-free interest rate curve in force at 31 December of the previous year.III. - When the agreement provided for in article R. 441-27 is conv…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-38

…s at national level in the building and public works sector. II - In the absence of an agreement by 31 December of the year preceding the financial year, the rate of contribution for salaries paid dur…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Certification and publication of the accounts of trade unions and professional employers' organisations

Article D2135-7

…ise to remuneration for services rendered under the conditions laid down by decree no. 2005-1073 of 31 August 2005 relating to remuneration for services rendered by the Legal and Administrative Inform…

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