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Showing 57315740 of 17089 articles for Art. US–France Estate & Gift Tax Protocol

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to UCITS, debt securitisation funds and property investment funds

Article L231-7-1

A de facto or de jure manager of an undertaking for collective investment in real estate or a professional undertaking for collective investment in real estate is liable to two years' imprisonment and…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-70

…or's brochure referred to in article R. 1123-20 ; 4° Where applicable, the elements of the research protocol relevant to the possession, preparation, reconstitution, use and dispensing of the medicina…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7b: Compassionate prescribing frameworks

Article R5121-76-10

…roduits de santé publishes on its website : 1° The initial compassionate prescribing framework, the protocol for therapeutic use and patient follow-up and any amendments, indicating the date on which…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R1613-3

…ocal authorities or groupings mentioned in Article L. 1613-6 totalling more than €150,000 excluding tax. Subsidies are charged to the budget allocation mentioned in article L. 1613-6. When the total a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Information obligations where one of the payment service providers involved in the transaction is located in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon or outside the European Economic Area

Article L314-15

An order of the Minister for the Economy specifies the information to be provided to a natural person not acting for business purposes if his payment service provider is located in Saint-Pierre-et-Miq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-3

Using coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France or issued by foreign or international institutions authorised for this purpose as a medium for any form of advertising is punishable in accorda…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 211-99

The following works are eligible for pre-production production support:1° They meet the general conditions laid down in sub-section 2 of section 1 of this chapter;2° They are original French-language…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5522-50

…determined by order of the ministers responsible for employment and overseas France; 2° Fulfil its tax and social security obligations, where applicable as part of a payment plan; 3° Increase its num…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-7

The pre-electoral agreement may modify the number of seats or the number of individual delegation hours, provided that the total number of hours for each college is at least equal to that provided for…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Requests to make data available electronically

Article R15-33-73

A copy of the protocol shall be sent by the body or legal entity to the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés when completing the formalities provided for by loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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