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Showing 10311040 of 2923 articles for Art. Cons. const. – 30 Nov. 2018 – no. 2018-749 QPC

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D744-12

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 2014-87 of 30 Jan…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Exceptional support measure for artistic agents, communications agents and press officers working in the film industry

Article 919-103

…over achieved in 2020 is calculated over twelve months;3° To have promoted, during one of the years 2018, 2019 or 2020, at least one cinematographic work with a view to its screening in cinematographi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-18

…No 178/2002 as regards food of animal origin 4° The provisions of Articles 1, 2, 6 to 10, 12 to 28, 30 to 37, 44 and Annexes I to XV of Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Société anonyme Natexis or any company it controls within the meaning of article 355-1 of law no. 66-537 of 24 July 1966 on commercial companies

Article 131

The following are exempt from the withholding tax provided for in 1 of l'article 119 bis et du prélèvement prévu au I de Article 125 A : 1° to 4° (Obsolete provisions); 4° bis For their entire duratio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D742-12

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 2014-87 of 30 Jan…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article D743-12

…the same table:Applicable articlesIn the version resulting from the decreeD. 214-187-1n° 2014-87 of 30 January 2014D. 214-188 and D. 214-195no. 2013-687 of 25 July 2013D. 214-202-1n° 2014-87 of 30 Jan…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-4

TABLE SUMMARY OF FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS TO BE ATTACHED TO THE NOTIFICATION FILE FOR A MERGER OPERATIONName of entity: ... No SIREN (in the case of a French company): ...Cons…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1043 B

In the Department of Mayotte, from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2025, the following are exempt from registration duty or land registration tax when they are carried out for the benefit of irregula…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article L137-1

…free software, providers of electronic communications services within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code, providers of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police

Article L2573-20

I.-In their wording resulting from Act No. 2018-1021 of 23 November 2018 on the evolution of housing, development and digital, the articles L. 511-1 to L. 511-5 and article L. 511-6, with the exceptio…

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