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Showing 55615570 of 6003 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 13 Jan. 2011 – no. 2010-85 QPC

French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies

…perty or rights in a fiduciary estate carried out as part of a trust transaction defined in Article 2011 of the Civil Code.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…ns for taxpayers and companies.VIII. - These provisions apply to loans contracted until 31 December 2011.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

…tions provided for in II to XII. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSIONS RESULTING FROM L. 1521-1 law no. 2004-806 of 9 August 2004 L. 1522-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1522-2 to L. 1522-5…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General information.

Article 38

…rposes mentioned in Article L. 2352-1 of the same Code; 2° Goods covered by articles 2 and 3 of Act no. 92-1477 of 31 December 1992 relating to products subject to certain movement restrictions and to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Liability in the event of an incorrectly executed payment transaction

Article L133-22

…the payment order is given by the payer, his payment service provider shall, subject to Article L. 133-5, the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 133-21 and Article L. 133-24, be liable to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-24

…20. NEP-620 Intervention by an expert Introduction 01. Pursuant to the provisions of article L. 823-13 of the French Commercial Code and Article 7 of the profession's Code of Ethics, the statutory aud…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article R431-16

The following are exempt from applying for a residence permit: 1° Members of diplomatic and consular missions accredited in France, their spouses, their ascendants and their minor or unmarried childre…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-7

…s that are party to the regional hospital grouping, for all the activities mentioned in article L. 6132-3.The director of the establishment or of the support establishment for the grouping may delegat…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Scope of protection

Article L342-3

…ns of databases; 7° The extraction and re-utilisation of a database under the conditions defined in 13° of Article L. 122-5.Any clause contrary to 1° or 6° above is null and void.The exceptions listed…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

…Caledonia" and "territory of New Caledonia", with the exception of their references in articles L. 413-1, L. 413-4 and L. 413-5, L. 414-2, L. 414-3, L. 423-6, L. 423-13, L. 426-2, in 3° of Article L.…

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