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Showing 55615570 of 19706 articles for Art. SI 1963/1319 — France–UK estate-duty convention

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-1

…r inter-communal cooperation entails the transfer of the department or part of the department responsible for its implementation. However, in the context of the proper organisation of services, a comm…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-74

…c and technical conditions, in a minimum proportion which, unless an exemption is granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée after consulting the approval committee…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 Z bis

…enty-four months from the date of the last work carried out in France, the final approval of the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée certifying that the cinematographic or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Events subject to authorisation

Article A331-21

…ehicle issued by the organiser. This list must be submitted to the prefectoral authorities at least six clear days before the start of the event. The organiser must ensure that the registration number…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Samples taken from a living person.

Article R1211-3

Transport costs are reimbursed on the basis of the least expensive fare for the means of public transport best suited to the journey; air transport costs may be reimbursed if the other means of transp…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Practice of the profession in the form of a company.

Article R814-92

In the event of the temporary prohibition or provisional suspension of one or more partners exercising the profession of judicial administrator or judicial representative, but not of all of them, or o…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Issue of approval

Article R7232-4

…ain establishment is located. When this approval is requested under 1° of article L. 7232-1, the president of the departmental council gives an opinion on the ability of the legal entities or individu…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Terms and conditions

Article R6154-5-1

…health insurance bodies and doctors or, in the absence of an agreement, to compliance with the provisions of the arbitration settlement referred to in article L. 162-14-2 of the same Code.When a contr…

AI translation · Updated 30 Oct 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue

Article L2331-1

Tax revenue in the operating section comprises: a) The proceeds of taxes and duties whose basis of assessment is established and collection takes place in the forms provided for in the General Tax Cod…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-23

…a custodial sentence of at least three years' imprisonment or by a custodial security measure of a similar duration and fall within one of the categories of offences provided for in Article 694-32.Wh…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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