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Showing 38513860 of 3926 articles for Art. 20 mars 1991

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-48

…e default of the above-mentioned person or of the group within the meaning of III of Article L. 511-20 to which it belongs is proven or foreseeable; 2° Taking into account the time required and other…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-6

…anning the audit, the statutory auditor shall determine a planning threshold(s) for the engagement. 20. Determining the planning threshold is not just a matter of arithmetic but also of professional j…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to pharmaceutical companies, organisations and establishments

Article R5124-45

…tor of this company, the medicinal products required for their manufacturing and control activities;20° to the birth centres mentioned in article L. 6323-4 and benefiting from the authorisation mentio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 tervicies

…n the public interest pursuant to Article L. 313-4 of the town planning code;2° - until 31 December 2023, located in a run-down old quarter delimited pursuant to Article 25 of Law no. 2009-323 of 25 M…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Property tax on built-up properties

Article 1382

…ther department are exempt from property tax on built properties up to the communal rate applied in 2020 and communal buildings located on the territory of another commune are exempt from property tax…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 B

I. - For the calculation of business property tax assessments for 2010, the municipalities and public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status vote a relay rate, under…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater J

…icle 42 of Law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development.Until 31 December 2010, the maximum amount of the interest-free repayable advance is increased by €15,000 for social h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…Book II, AIFs that have received authorisation to use the name "ELTIF" pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2015/760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on European long-term invest…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Groups of companies

Article 223 A

…he group formed by itself, the banks, mutuals and companies mentioned in articles L. 512-11, L. 512-20, L. 512-55, L. 512-60, L. 512-69 and L. 512-86 of the same code subject to corporation tax under…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Appendix

Article Annexe préliminaire

…odel notice for the award of defence or security public contracts and framework agreements Appendix 20 Order specifying the technical procedures for the execution of project management tasks entrusted…

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