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Showing 861870 of 3456 articles for Art. CE 31 Jul 2009 n° 305903

French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions

Article R621-5

…icle…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1640 B

…ditions and within the limits laid down for the business tax rate by this code in its wording in force on 31 December 2009, with the exception of 4 of I of l'article 1636 B sexies. Company property ta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-4

…evelopment plan, drawn up on the basis of articles LO 6161-42 and LO 6161-43 in their wording in force before the publication of the loi organique n° 2010-1486 du 7 décembre 2010 relative au Départeme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-8-1

…ovided for in articles 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code are compensated in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 2335-3 of this code.For social rental housing benefiting from a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-3

…for in articles 1384 A, 1384 C and 1384 D of the General Tax Code are compensated by applying, for 2009, to the amount of these losses a rate corresponding to the difference between the total amount…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5221-10

All in vitro diagnostic medical devices imported, placed on the market or put into service must bear the CE mark. However, CE marking is not required for devices undergoing a performance evaluation or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-139-21

Sociétés de participations financières de profession libérale set up, pursuant to article 31-1 of law n° 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal profes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-38

The judge shall inform the Keeper of the Seals, Minister for Justice, of the name of the lawyer he has freely chosen and the agreement entered into with him under the article 10 of loi n° 71-1130 du 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for placing on the market and putting into service.

Article R5211-15

The affixing of marks or inscriptions on a medical device, on its packaging or on the instructions for use which are likely to mislead as to the meaning or form of the CE marking is prohibited. Any ot…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Companies of court-appointed administrators and agents

Article R814-146

Sociétés d'exercice libéral constituées pour l'exercice de la profession d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires sont régies par les dispositions du livre II et de la loi n° 90-125…

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