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Showing 23512360 of 2923 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 30 Nov. 2018 – no. 2018-749 QPC

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 238 bis

…approved for this purpose by the Minister responsible for the budget pursuant to Article 4 of Order No. 58-882 of 25 September 1958 on taxation in the field of scientific and technical research;e) Pub…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Central bodies

Article L511-31

…affiliated to them. The securities referred to in the last paragraph of article 19 tervicies of law no. 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the status of cooperation, held directly or indirectly by a cent…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R443-2

…chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise specified in the table below. Applicable article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article L3332-2-1

…e following two terms is calculated:1° The sum defined in 1° of 1 of II of 1.2 of Article 78 of Law no. 2009-1673 of 30 December 2009 on finance for 2010;2° The sum defined in 2° of 1 of II of 1.2 of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Special financing arrangements

Article L4332-9

…ocal authorities mentioned in the first paragraph of this I pursuant to A of IV of Article 8 of Law no. 2020-1721 of 29 December 2020 on the finances for 2021. In subsequent years, the total amount de…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-20

…ther Member States of the European Union, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 326-21 to L. 326-30.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Scope of free transfer duties

Article 757 B

…contracts taken out on the life of the same insured person are subject to an overall deduction of €30,500. II bis -(Repealed). III.-The conditions for application of this article and in particular th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6221-28

…ly created for this purpose, the appropriations required for this expenditure, which may not exceed 30% of the total amount of the allowances paid each year to the members of the Territorial Council.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Operation

Article LO6321-29

…ly created for this purpose, the appropriations required for this expenditure, which may not exceed 30% of the total amount of the allowances paid each year to the members of the Territorial Council.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1221-22-1

I.-Each year, before 30 June, the holder of an authorisation sends the prefect of the department in which its main establishment is located and the national council an activity report covering the who…

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