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Showing 14611470 of 5612 articles for Art. 16 December 2021

French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies C

…f the proceeds of these taxes. I bis. - I is applicable to communities of communes which, before 31 December 2010, have opted, pursuant to the first sentence of the first paragraph of II in the wordin…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions.

Article R511-16-4

…procedures provided for in II, by their consolidating company, within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code, established in France or when it is published by their consolidating comp…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Declaration by operators of electronic contact platforms

Article 1649 ter B

I.-The platform operator submits the declaration provided for in Article 1649 ter A when it is in one of the following situations: 1° it is resident in France; 2° It is not resident in France but sati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral and burial regulations.

Article D2573-16-1

…ion of article R. 2213-43, the words: "this subsection" are replaced by the words: "Article D. 2573-16-1". XXIII. - The articles R. 2213-44 to R. 2213-57 are applicable in French Polynesia in the vers…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-1

…interested party's observations or after expiry of the period provided for in 6° of article R. 241-16, the notification of grievances is sent to the interested party by registered letter with acknowl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 quinquies C

…l gains on disposals of securities made by the company during financial years ending on or after 31 December 2001 are taxed under the conditions set out in 1 or 2 of Article 200 A when the shareholder…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XIIa: Taxes levied for the benefit of communities of communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation

Article 1609 quinquies BA

…I of article 1379, by the fraction defined in the penultimate paragraph of 1° of 3 of I of article 1640 C. The member municipalities of these establishments receive the additional fraction, provided…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis G

…I of article 39 quinquies H as it stood prior to the article 30 of finance law no. 2018-1317 of 28 December 2018 for 2019;4. For companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a French or fore…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounting obligations applicable to all traders.

Article L123-16-1

By way of derogation from the provisions of the third paragraph of Article L. 123-12, micro-businesses, with the exception of those whose business consists of managing equity interests and securities,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-16-2

If the assignment of the commercial lease is accompanied by a guarantee clause by the assignor for the benefit of the lessor, the lessor may only invoke it for three years from the assignment of the s…

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