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Showing 31813190 of 18954 articles for Art. Cass. crim. – 31 Oct. 2000

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Special schemes

Article 298 sexdecies J

…aph of I is set by order of the minister responsible for the budget. This information is kept until 31 December of the sixth year following the year during which the import operation took place. IV.-T…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Tax liability

Article 1679 quinquies

…rent year. The deposit is not due if this amount is less than €3,000. The advance payment is due on 31 May. This advance payment is rounded to the nearest euro; the fraction of a euro equal to 0.50 is…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Management operations.

Article A431-8

On 31 December each year, the caisse centrale de réassurance shall draw up an inventory of the fund for the adjustment of certain annuities awarded as compensation for loss caused by a motorised land…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-8-1

…mount, as provided for in the budget for the current year, with the first payment being made before 31 January.When the amount to be allocated cannot be determined as indicated in the previous paragra…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Data processing

Article R2122-12

…s not covered by the branches mentioned in article L. 2122-6;d) APE code ;e) Number of employees at 31 December of the year preceding the election;f) Legal category of the establishment;3° Information…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-10

…ures the burial or cremation of the donor's body without delay, in accordance with articles R. 2213-31 and R. 2213-34 of the same code. The burial or cremation deadlines provided for in articles R. 22…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-37-1

…ished by Article 26 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004.The holder shall inform the Director General of the Agency and the European Medicines…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Participative financing intermediaries

Article R548-6

The intermediary in participative financing makes available on its website a standard loan contract containing the following information:1° Identity and contact details of the parties involved:a) Mari…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-7

I. - The Enforcement Committee shall be convened by its Chairman when it is acting in plenary session, and by the Chairman of the relevant Section in other cases. It may only deliberate in the presenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-2

I.-The project owner, the principal or the user company is liable to an administrative fine, under the conditions set out in article L. 1264-3 : 1° In the event of failure to comply with one of the ob…

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