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Showing 38013810 of 20171 articles for Art. Cass. crim. 22 January 1990

French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Tax base

Article 1388 quinquies A

…he person liable for the tax must send the tax department where the property is located, before 1st January of the year following the year in which the agreement or contract was signed, a declaration…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax records

Article 1649 quinquies

…ion likely to ensure the identification of the persons concerned. 6. (Repealed with effect from 1st January 2006). 7. The organisation of tax record centres and the procedures for applying 1 to 5 are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article D15-2-1

…of his Public Prosecutor's Office, provided for in the second paragraph of article 39-1, before 31 January of the year following the year to which they relate. The information contained in these two…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-13

…ng, in a section meeting and, where applicable, in a chamber meeting, each year during the month of January in the following order:1° The general meeting of the industrial tribunal elects, in accordan…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health rules applicable to swimming pools

Article D1332-9

…rticle D. 1332-4. The provisions of II do not apply to swimming pools opened to the public before 1 January 2022, with the exception of those undergoing floor renovation after this date.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Additional remuneration

Article R1435-9-8

…practices in an area or commune that meets the criteria defined in article 3 of law no. 85-30 of 9 January 1985 relating to the development and protection of mountain areas or in article R. 133-32 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R4321-36-1

…r with regard to the creation of said processing under the conditions defined by law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978, as amended, relating to information technology, files and freedoms. The right of acces…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quarantine and isolation measures

Article R3131-19

…notified to the person who is the subject of the measure. In the cases mentioned in article R. 3131-22, this notification is also sent, as appropriate, to the person exercising parental authority, the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-8

…audiovisual works and its annual turnover within the meaning ofArticle 2 of Decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 on on-demand audiovisual media services, achieved in the calendar year preceding that o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Treatment of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms in difficulty

Article R784-11

…005R. 613-20-1no. 2010-257 of 14 March 2010R. 613-20-2n° 2013-383 of 6 May 2013R. 613-21 and R. 613-22n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 613-23n° 2014-1315 of 3 November 2014R. 613-28n° 2018-710 of 3 Aug…

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