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Showing 27112720 of 29549 articles for Art. 17 mai 2002

French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…egeneration areas, the benefit of the reintegration exemption is subject to compliance with Article 17 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid com…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 20: Reinforced official import controls

Article R412-36

…in Article L. 412-1: 1° The provisions of Article 4 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793 of 22 October 2019 on the temporary reinforcement of official controls and emergency measures g…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Reduction of duties

Article 1595

…3°, 4° and 5° above evidenced by a deed executed or an agreement entered into on or after 1 January 2002, the rates of the tax are set at: FRACTION OF TAXABLE VALUE APPLICABLE RATE %. Not exceeding €2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

…olution receives an application for approval or exemption from approval referred to in Articles L. 517-13 and L. 517-14 from a financial holding company or mixed financial holding company established…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Misuse of title.

Article L4162-1

…f these professions is punishable as the offence of usurpation of title provided for in article 433-17 of the French Penal Code. Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-22

…roduction and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-21

…roduction and preparation is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Control by the Ministry responsible for culture

Article R321-23

…4 ; 2° With regard to the implementation of actions whose funding is provided for by article L. 324-17 : a) A breakdown of the amounts paid, by category of shares defined in the first paragraph of art…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 771-1

In application of Regulation (EU) 2019/816 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 and of Council Framework Decision 2009/315/JHA of 26 February 2009 as amended by Directive (EU…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: French sub-account of the pan-European individual retirement savings product

Article R225-2

…224-13 for sub-accounts opened in the form of a securities account and articles R. 224-14 to R. 224-17 for sub-accounts opened in the form of a group insurance contract shall apply to the French sub-a…

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