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Showing 56515660 of 5749 articles for Art. 13 April 1983

French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-14

…or's opinion of the failure of the legal representative to provide the requested written statements 13. Where the legal representative refuses to provide or confirm one or more of the written statemen…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

…y auditor shall ensure that relevant information is given in the notes to the financial statements. 13. If this is the case, and pursuant to the provisions of article R. 823-7 of the French Commercial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-6

…rate compensation rate of 15.482% is applicable to eligible investment expenditure incurred from 1 April 2000 by communities of communes, communities of towns and conurbation communities.The flat-rat…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 sexies

…) Any person who ships waste or has waste shipped to another State pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2006 on shipments of waste;2. Any o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Compulsory taxable transactions

Article 256 C

…931-34 of the Social Security Code; d) Associations set up in accordance with the agreement of 25 April 1996 on common provisions for AGIRC and ARRCO, responsible for the governance of a joint socia…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

…or equal to €3,317 and less than €3,734 11.9% Greater than or equal to €3,734 and less than €4,357 13.8% Greater than or equal to €4,357 and less than €5,224 15.8% Greater than or equal to €5,224 and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…hemes.V.-In regional aid areas, the benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Articles 13 and 14 of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 41-1

…les laid down by the code de procédure civile. In cases of domestic violence covered by the article 132-80 du code pénal, a mediation mission cannot be carried out ; 6° In the case of an offence commi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…following provisions of the penal code :- violence as provided for in articles 222-11, 222-12, 222-13 and 222-14-5;- malicious calls or messages and noise attacks as provided for in article 222-16;-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-10

…t on the European Economic Area. Pursuant to Articles 4 and 14 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 October 2013, credit institution authorisation is granted by the European Central Bank, on…

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