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Showing 28012810 of 6891 articles for Art. 12 January 1993

French General Tax CodeIn force
G: Special rates

Article 281 sexies

…ghter and charcuterie made to persons not subject to this tax (1). (1) Provisions applicable from 1 January 2001.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Fees for the issue of documents and miscellaneous levies

Article 963

I. to III. - (Repealed with effect from 1st January 2000).IV. -(Repealed).V. - The examination fee for obtaining the deep-sea extension and the large inland waterway yacht extension is set at 38 €.>

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Social debt repayment contributions paid to the social debt repayment fund (Caisse d'amortissement de la dette sociale)

Article 1600-0 G

…ets is established, controlled and collected in accordance with article 15 of order no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-15

…ss and rectification provided for respectively in articles 39 and 40 of the aforementioned Act of 6 January 1978 may be exercised with the Banque de France and the persons having appointed or mandated…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Flat-rate tax on network companies

Article 1519 H

…son who has the radio stations at his disposal for the purposes of his professional activity on 1st January of the tax year.III. - The amount of the flat-rate tax is set at €1,782 per radio station ow…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Subscription, purchase or pledge by companies of their own shares.

Article R225-160-4

…vided for in article L. 225-211 to report transactions carried out pursuant to II of article L. 228-12 and of the I of article L. 228-12-1 is held under the terms and conditions set out in articles R.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

…ance contracts and securitisation vehicles, calculated in accordance with Article L. 351-2, as at 1 January 2016; andb) Technical provisions after deduction of receivables arising from reinsurance con…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Fonds de compensation des risques de l'assurance de la construction.

Article R431-49

For claims declared before 1 January 1983 and not settled by that date, the contribution of the compensation fund is limited to covering a maximum of 95% of any shortfall in the total amount of provis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 831-4

…ot exceed the following ceilings:1° With regard to the sums invested, 35% of the sums entered on 31 January 2023 in the automatic account opened for the institution concerned or in the automatic accou…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14°: Joint ownership of estates in Corsica. Temporary regime

Article 1135

Provided they are drawn up between 1 January 1986 and 31 December 2014, notarised powers of attorney and attestations after death are exempt from any collection for the benefit of the Treasury when th…

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