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Showing 971980 of 44273 articles for Art. CE 24-2-1978 n° 97347

French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Search of the file and direct information to the Ministry of the Interior

Article R53-8-24

…f a person who has applied for recruitment, assignment, authorisation, approval or accreditation concerning an activity or profession involving contact with minors or whose exercise of such an activit…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXVII: Tax credit for research expenditure by industrial, commercial or agricultural companies

Article 244 quater B

…expenditure less than or equal to €100 million and 5% for the portion of research expenditure in excess of this amount. The first of these two rates is increased to 50% for research expenditure incur…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVIII: Tax credit for executive training

Article 244 quater M

…icroenterprise given in Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application of Articles 107 and 108…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-24

…imum width of the track is 4 metres.Rules governing the equipment usedSolo motorbikes and quads:- accessories likely to present a particular danger to the rider must be protected or dismantled;- the m…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXI : Family tax credit

Article 244 quater F

…of their actual profits may benefit from a tax credit equal to 50% of expenditure intended to finance the creation and operation of establishments mentioned in the first two paragraphs of Article L.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXV: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance the acquisition or construction of a principal residence

Article 244 quater J

I. - The credit institutions or finance companies mentioned in Article L. 511-1 of the French Monetary and Financial Code, which are liable for corporation tax, income tax or an equivalent tax and hav…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24-1

In the event of the birth abroad of a child at least one of whose parents is French, the transcription of the child's birth record must retain the child's name as it appears on the foreign birth recor…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24-1

Disciplinary proceedings shall lapse ten years after the date of the breach of the provisions of this chapter. This period shall be interrupted by any act of investigation or prosecution.During this p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Possibility of an agreement and specific terms and conditions resulting therefrom.

Article L1233-24-1

…ntent of the job protection plan mentioned in articles L. 1233-61 to L. 1233-63 , as well as the procedures for consulting the social and economic committee and implementing redundancies. This agreeme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-9

Without prejudice to any actions which may be brought in accordance with ordinary law, full compensation for harm attributable to sodium valproate or any of its derivatives shall be provided under the…

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