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Showing 13211330 of 3889 articles for Art. CE 21 Dec 2012 n° 353856

French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions relating to investment in leisure property.

Article D421-2

The procedures for applying the tax reductions granted for the acquisition of new housing or the renovation of housing forming part of a classified tourist residence, mentioned in articles 199 decies…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4-1 (art. A212-76)

CERTIFICATION FRAMEWORKUC 1 EC To develop the strategy of an organisation in the sector OI 11 CE Prepare decision-making OI 111 CE Organise an information watch in the field of intervention of the org…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Provisions common to property liable to direct local taxes

Article 1518 D

…etermination of the rental value of industrial fixed assets whose ownership is, pursuant to the loi n° 2014-872 du 4 août 2014 portant réforme ferroviaire, transférée à la SNCF ou à SNCF Réseau, le pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Maintenance of the National Register of Companies

Article R123-319

…s and professions authorised to know about it pursuant to the dispositions de l'article 2 du décret n° 2019-341 du 19 avril 2019 relatif à la mise en œuvre de traitements comportant l'usage du numéro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-2

Articles R. 4127-1 to R. 4127-21, R. 4127-23 to R. 4127-84 and R. 4127-95 to R. 4127-112 are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General principles

Article L1871-1

…vided for in II. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1611-1 and L. 1611-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 1611-2-1 the loi n° 2011-1978 du 28 décembre 2011 L. 1611-3 law no. 96-142 of 21…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Submission and processing of applications

Article L612-22-1

…elle shall ensure the publication, in the manner mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 612-21 : 1° Of the mention of the registration of the unitary effect and the effective date of the Europ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-58-9

I. - The right to object provided for in Article 38 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne s'applique pas au portail électronique en ce qui con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R950-1

…TITLE I.-OF THE COMMERCIAL DEEDTITLE II.-TRADERS' TITLEChapter I.-Definition and statusArticles R. 121-1 to R. 121-5Decree No. 2007-431 of 27 March 2007Chapter III.-General obligations of tradersArtic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6266-1

The legislative provisions referred to in this Title are those in force on the date of promulgation of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionn…

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