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Showing 15111520 of 17413 articles for Art. n° 16-23.120 et n° 16-10.583

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-3

…mission, have a copy delivered or sent to him, and be represented or assisted under the conditions set out in article R. 241-17. The sports federation concerned is notified of the statement of objecti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-16

…by the Office.If the victim refuses the offer made by the person liable or the insurer and the competent court considers that the offer is manifestly inadequate, it will order the person liable or th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Special provisions

Article L222-16-1

…sion of investment services concerning financial contracts defined in article L. 533-12-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code is prohibited. It is also prohibited to directly or indirectly advertise by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral and burial regulations.

Article D2573-16-1

…the application of article R. 2213-2-2 : 1° The words: "provided for in article L. 2223-42" are deleted; 2° The words: "in e of article R. 2213-2-1" are replaced by the words: "by locally applicable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B undecies

…e with articles 1379-0 bis, 1520 and 1609 quater vote on the rate of this tax under the conditions set out in Article 1639 A.2. They may define, under the conditions provided for in 1 of II of Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

…ial authority of Martinique, and the authorities of Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. It is endowed with €500 million per year.As of 1 January 2019, the territorial collecti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automatic and optional exemptions

Article 1635 quater E

…tablissements publics de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre, les conseils départementaux et le conseil régional d'Ile-de-France peuvent exonérer de la taxe d'aménagement partiellement ou to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter B

…ich are carried out by persons domiciled for tax purposes in a Member State or, in the case of the letting of immovable property, which relate to property situated in a Member State; b) It chooses to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies B

…nture capital mutual funds or specialised professional funds covered by Article L. 214-37 of the Monetary and Financial Code as it stood prior to l'ordonnance n° 2013-676 du 25 juillet 2013 modifiant…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…e allocation received in the first year. This three-year period may be reduced by mutual agreement between the governing body of the establishment and the municipal council of the beneficiary municipa…

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