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Showing 36713680 of 3730 articles for Art. EU Directive 85/374/EEC

French General Tax CodeIn force
2i: Companies located in rural regeneration areas

Article 44 quindecies

…benefit of the exemption and partial taxation is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…rts and airports constituting border crossing points within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the ru…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48

…st be necessary to make good capital shortfalls identified in stress tests carried out at national, European Union or single supervisory mechanism level or in asset quality reviews or equivalent studi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-5-1

…s functions, a supplementary report including the information required by Article 11 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014. Impact on the mission of exchanges with the bodies mentioned in Ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and powers of the regional health agencies

Article L1431-2

The regional health agencies are responsible, taking into account the particularities of each region and the specific needs of defence, for1° Implementing at regional level the health policy defined i…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D422-7

…governed by article L. 321-1 of the French Internal Security Code is as follows : 6% up to 100,000 euros. 16% from €100,001 to €200,000 25% from €200,001 to €500,000. 37% from 500,001 euros to 1,000,…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-3

NOTIFICATION FILE FOR A CONCENTRATION OPERATION1. Description of the operation, including:a) A copy of the acts subject to notification and the minutes of the deliberative bodies relating to the conce…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…production of cinematographic or audiovisual works, adopted on the basis of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal mar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
19° decies : Tax reduction for rental investments and affordable rented accommodation

Article 199 novovicies

I. - A. - Taxpayers who acquire, between 1 January 2013 and 31 December 2024, while they are domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B, a new dwelling or a dwelling in the future state of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…37-4 are applicable in their wording resulting from Order no. 2017-1180 of 19 July 2017 transposing Directive 2014/95/EU amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards publication of non-financial informati…

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