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Showing 231240 of 29475 articles for Art. Décret 2022-1691 du 28-12-2022

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article R773-28

Article R. 545-1 is applicable in New Caledonia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Related agents

Article R774-28

Article R. 545-1 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree No. 2017-1253 of 9 August 2017.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
G : Claim for refund of value added tax borne in another Member State

Article 289 D

…efund applications electronically via the portal made available to them in accordance with the procedures and within the time limits laid down by regulation.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous duties and taxes.

Article 285 octies

…ith food law, feed law, animal health and welfare rules, plant health rules and plant protection products, amending Regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Dissolution.

Article L5214-28

The communauté de communes is dissolved:a) Either ipso jure on expiry of the term set by the decision establishing it or when it no longer has more than one member commune;b) Or by the consent of all…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Retention of records and documents

Article R518-28

The archives of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations consist of all documents, including data, managed by the archives department of the Caisse des dépôts et consignations, wherever and in whatever…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-28

The provisions of articles R. 6113-12 to R. 6113-15 relating to certification are applicable to cosmetic surgery facilities in application of article L. 6322-1. The General Director of the Regional He…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A bis: Identification of persons who no longer meet the conditions for benefiting from the special scheme provided for in 2° of I of article 256 bis

Article 286 bis

The persons mentioned in 2° of I of article 256 bis must declare that they are making intra-Community acquisitions of goods as soon as they no longer meet the conditions that allowed them not to be su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-28

…sponsible for uninsured accidents: 10% of the compensation payable by them. However, this rate is reduced to 5% when the accident was caused by a vehicle used by the State or a foreign State for which…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to the procedure for release from psychiatric care without consent

Article R3211-28

…the court registry to be dated, enclosing any supporting documents that the applicant intends to produce. The Director shall also send the court a file containing the documents referred to in article…

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