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Showing 601610 of 57820 articles for Art. EU Regulation 2016/1103 · Hague Convention of 14 March 1978

French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 M

…ditions defined in article 1639 A bis, exempt establishments whose main activity is the retail sale of phonograms from business property tax. II. - To benefit from the exemption provided for in I, an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds

Article L214-144

The subscription and acquisition of units or shares in a general-purpose professional fund are reserved for professional clients as referred to in article L. 533-16 and for foreign investors belonging…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1458 bis

…t sell periodicals to the public as agents registered with the commission referred to in Article 26 of Law No. 47-585 of 2 April 1947 on the status of newspaper and periodical publication grouping and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Measures to boost cinema distribution

Article 916-14

The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1 and 223-9 for the distribution of previously unreleased works other than those mentioned in articles 222-7 and 222-8 and repertory…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to regional unions of health professionals whose members are elected

Article R4031-14

The members of the regional unions are elected by the health professionals practising on a self-employed basis under the conventional system, in the region where they mainly practise. Within the assem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 I

…in l'article 1639 A bis, exempt from business property tax establishments carrying out retail sales of new books that have the independent reference bookshop label at 1 January of the tax year.II. - T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Bodies

Article R4021-14

The Management Board is composed equally of representatives of the professional sections defined in article R. 4021-15, appointed on their proposal by the Director General of the National Agency for P…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Continuous work.

Article L3132-14

…ndertakings, a company or establishment agreement or, failing that, an extended branch agreement or convention may provide for the possibility of organising work on a continuous basis for economic rea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment services

Article R752-14

Article R. 314-1 is applicable in New Caledonia as amended by Decree no. 2018-229 of 30 March 2018.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other provisions

Article L214-14

Statutory auditors are required to report as soon as possible to the Autorité des marchés financiers any fact or decision concerning the UCITS of which they have become aware in the course of their du…

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