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Showing 20712080 of 40100 articles for Art. s. L. 145-15 & L. 145-16

French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-15-1

…les of association provide for the possibility of making contribution reminders or benefit reductions. When the statutes of the mutual or union are amended in application of the fourth paragraph of ar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Packaging.

Article R5132-15

…an use, with the exception of magistral and hospital preparations mentioned in 1° and 2° of Article L. 5121-1 of the Public Health Code and used to make other preparations, the words "Respect the pres…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-16

…f sports technical advisors that may be carried out by sports federations in application of article L. 131-12 are those of national technical director, national coach, national technical advisor or re…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Apprehension on court order

Article R222-16

Once the order has become enforceable, the procedure set out in articles…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Obligations of taxpayers

Article 1649 AB

…acquires a property or enters into a business relationship in France within the meaning of article L. 561-2-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code and the director whose tax domicile is in France are r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Removal of goods made available on the market by means of a remote communication technique

Article R512-16-2

Authorised officials may order, where applicable under the conditions set out in article L. 512-16, of goods in order to submit them to controls.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
OA: Non-alcoholic drinks

Article 1613 quater

…uted a contribution on beverages other than alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of article L. 111-4 of the code of taxes on goods and services mentioned in II.I bis.-.The contribution is paya…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
d: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 1678 quater

…the income and under the same penalties as the withholding tax provided for in 2 of l'article 119 bis. These penalties also apply to the levy due pursuant to I of article 125 D, unless the taxpayer ca…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
7: Provisions applicable to impatriates

Article 155 B

…n France or outside France and the undertakings it controls under the conditions defined in Article L. 233-3 of the French Commercial Code.If the portion of the remuneration subject to income tax purs…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies.

Article R214-160

…r its assets and liabilities by means of the demerger referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 214-118 to several undertakings for collective real estate investment or professional undertaking…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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