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Showing 32713280 of 3312 articles for Art. 22 oct. 2020

French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Sommaire

…ings, their public establishments and their directly-managed accommodation services for the elderly 22. Staff costs of autonomous public health institutions (EPS) and public social and medico-social i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
20°: Tax reduction for donations made by individuals

Article 200

…and shareholders of the founding companies or companies in the group, within the meaning of article 223 A or article 223 A bis, to which the founding company belongs, of company foundations, where the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2621-1

…drawn up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted;2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VII

Article

…eliberation of the CNC's Board of Directors of 24 November 2016 and is applicable until 31 December 2020, the date on which the GBER expires, or, where applicable, until a later date if the European C…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 5

…nsibility of the director for public health establishments and the governing body in other cases.51122. The deed is pending publication in the real estate register 1. Documents referred to in 1, 3 and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 duodecies

…er or the initial settlor of securities returned at the end of a loan referred to in article L. 211-22 of the Monetary and Financial Code or a pledge made under the conditions set out in article 38 bi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article R2641-1

…drawn up by European standardisation bodies, or, in their absence," are deleted; 2° In Article R. 2122-1, references to Articles L. 184-1, L. 511-11, L. 511-15, L. 511-16 and L. 511-19 to L. 511-21 of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial penalties

Article L5461-9

…ments required for the risk assessment, in accordance with Article 89(1) and (3) of that Regulation.22° It is an offence for a manufacturer, authorised representative, distributor, importer or user of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

…essments required by this standard relating to the controls designed and implemented by the entity. 22. The manner in which the auditor records this information is a matter of professional judgement.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-8

…ccount balance and disclosure in the notes to the financial statements, whenever they are material. 22. In addition, the statutory auditor shall perform the following audit procedures: -reconciliation…

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