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Showing 73817390 of 69831 articles for Art. I-1°-b and b bis

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Crematoria (R).

Article R2223-103-1

…t sufficient resources. II.-The donation referred to in 2° of II of Article L. 2223-18-1-1 may only be made to an association of general interest or a foundation recognised as being in the public inte…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-1-1

Each activity carried out by an insurance undertaking which undertakes both the risks referred to in 1° and 2° of Article L. 310-1 is managed separately, and organised in such a way that the life insu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Study and research organisations

Article 93 ter

The provisions of article 39 quinquies C are applicable to study and research organisations.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: "ORSAN" system

Article R3131-10-2

…in the first paragraph of article R. 3131-10-1 for consultation or hospitalisation in a health establishment or by professionals from medical-psychological emergency units: a) Data enabling them to b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-10-1

Doctors and dental surgeons registered on the roll of the Association in the departments of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and Corsica are subject to the jurisdiction of the Provence-Alpes-Côte…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article D321-2-1

I.-In the event of application of the sixth and seventh sentences of the fifth paragraph of article 199 decies E of the General Tax Code or of the last paragraph of 4 of article 199 decies F of the sa…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-3-1

The publisher pays the royalties no later than six months after the accounts are closed, unless otherwise agreed in the binding agreement referred to in article L. 132-17-8. If the publisher has not c…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Taxpayer returns

Article 175

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14° : Tax reduction granted for cash subscriptions to the capital of companies and for subscriptions to shares in innovation investment funds (fonds communs de placement dans l'innovation)

Article 199 terdecies-0 A

I. 1° Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes may benefit from a reduction in their income tax equal to 18% of payments made in respect of cash subscriptions made under the same conditions as t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Electronic transmission of budget documents to the State representative

Article D1612-15-1

I. - Metropolises, local authorities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status with more than 50,000 inhabitants shall transmit their budget documents electron…

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