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Showing 13311340 of 3386 articles for Art. 26 mars 2020

French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis E

The income tax exemptions resulting from 25° and 26° of the article 81 apply subject to the provisions of article 150-0 D.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Directors

Article L533-27

…ssary human and financial resources to the training of the persons mentioned in I of Article L. 533-26.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article D774-11

…rticle D. 521-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-12

The practitioner who meets the criteria mentioned in Article R. 2142-11 for carrying out the biological activities of preserving embryos with a view to their reception and implementation, mentioned in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L762-1

…llowing provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L763-1

…e following provisions are applicable to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment.

Article L1523-6-1

…ticle L. 1336-1 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-100

…nting the mutual's contribution to the establishment of the "unions" provided for in article L. 322-26-3 may be deducted from this fund.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L531-3

Failure to comply with the deposit measure mentioned in article L. 512-26 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions for companies

Article R624-18

The period mentioned in article R. 228-26 is applicable to the formal notice provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 622-20.

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