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Showing 18611870 of 44552 articles for Art. CAA Paris 21-2-2018 n° 17PA00527

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-28

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-22

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decisions that may be taken at any stage of the procedure

Article R721-2

The departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect are competent to determine the country of return of a foreign national in the event of the automatic enforcement of the following decisions:…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDIX TO PART TWO

Article Annexe 22-2

STANDARD AGREEMENT, REFERRED TO IN 2° OF ARTICLE R. 2212-9, SETTING THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH DOCTORS PRACTISING IN HEALTH CENTRES CARRY OUT VOLUNTARY INTERRUPTION OF PREGNANCY BY INSTRUMENTAL METHOD…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L783-2

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-2

I.- Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-2-2

By way of derogation from the provisions of Book I of the Code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique and Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Code de l'environnement, when a minor modif…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article R2531-28

Applications must be submitted to the prefecture of the Ile-de-France region, prefecture of Paris by a date set by prefectoral order. This order also sets the deadline for sending or, where applicable…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 P

The tax credit defined in article 244 quater O is deducted from the corporation tax payable by the company under the conditions set out in article 199 ter N.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1a: Declaration of the manufacture, import and distribution of excipients

Article R5138-2-2

The descriptive file provided for in Article L. 5138-1 and accompanying the declaration shall be sent to the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé by any means capable of…

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