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Showing 801810 of 35642 articles for Art. CE 16-3-2016 n° 385771

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 9: Special provisions for forestry savings companies governed by Article L. 214-121.

Article R214-162

…all consist of forestry assets comprising :1° Forests and woods ;2° Bare land to be afforested;3° Accessories and outbuildings that are inseparable from the woods and forests, such as :a) Buildings, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Regional commission for liberal professions

Article R6154-16

The members of the Regional Commission for Private Practice are appointed for three years by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. If they lose the capacity in which they were appointed,…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-10

…e examination, and the risks that refusal would entail for the members of his family potentially concerned, in the event that a genetic anomaly is diagnosed which could be responsible for a serious co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Contributions levied for the benefit of the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Health Insurance Fund)

Article 1613 bis

…Beverages consisting of:a) A prior mixture of beverages with an actual alcoholic strength not exceeding 1.2% vol. and alcoholic beverages within the meaning of 2° of Article L. 111-4 of the Code d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules.

Article R213-16

…uped into identified series, the securities to be amortised are selected as follows: 1° At a reference date prior to redemption and set by the contract of issue, the account keeper draws up a list of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quatervicies

…oned in 2:a) to the popular retirement savings plans provided for in article L. 144-2 of the Insurance Code;b) On an individual and optional basis to contracts taken out under supplementary pension sc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Solidarity between spouses and partners in a civil solidarity pact

Article 1691 bis

…s afférentes.4° De la taxe d'archéologie préventive mentionnée à l'article 235 ter ZG.II. - 1. Divorced or separated persons may apply to be relieved of the payment obligations set out in I and in art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L532-16

…the application of the provisions relating to freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services :1. The expression "competent authorities" means the authorities of a Member State of the Europe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11: Business value added tax

Article 1679 septies

Companies whose business value added contribution for the year preceding the year of taxation exceeds €1,500 must pay:- no later than 15 June of the year of taxation, a first instalment equal to 50% o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5221-16

…to comply with the requirements relating to design and manufacture, in vitro diagnostic medical devices are designed, manufactured and packaged in such a way as to meet the following objectives: 1° To…

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