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Showing 10011010 of 52691 articles for Art. Loi 2022-172 du 14-2-2022

French General Tax CodeIn force
19°: Urban development zones

Article 146 quater

The withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de article 125 A interest, arrears and any other income from loans contracted before 1 January 1965 for the deve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article R1112-14

…or when the patient's admission presents a definite risk to the operation of the hospital service due to lack of space, the Director shall provide first aid and take all necessary measures to ensure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Advertising aimed at the health professions

Article R5122-14

…ce with the rules defined by a decision of the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé. Advertising distributed to healthcare professionals must men…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-14

For the application of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 14 May 1954, and the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Advertising procedures for contracts for social services and other specific services

Article R2131-14

Contracts for social services and other specific services mentioned in 3° of article R. 2123-1, for which the estimated value of the need is lower than the European threshold applicable to these contr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Contracts for the purchase of one or more existing artistic works

Article R2372-14

The provisions of articles R. 2172-15 and R. 2172-16 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-14

…of the business may not be disposed of, for a period that it fixes, without its authorisation. The duration of the inalienability may not exceed that of the plan.When the court is seised of an applic…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to non-pre-packaged foodstuffs

Article R412-14

In places where meals are offered for consumption on the premises, the consumer must be informed, in written form, legibly and visibly from places where the public is admitted: 1° Either the informati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article D2564-14

In the case of the renovation of schools, the rate of the grant awarded under the allocation for the construction and renovation of schools is limited to 80% of the subsidisable base..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Gifts and bequests

Article R3213-14

From the time of delivery or sending into possession, the revenue or expenditure transactions affecting the assets bequeathed to a department or departmental public establishment are carried out under…

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