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Showing 641650 of 29517 articles for Art. 16 mai 1962

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 bis

…al of the partner from the company or non-payment of one of the fractions of the tax, the balance remaining due, plus accrued interest, is payable immediately.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
6 : Tax paid by electronic payment

Article 1681 septies

1 Notwithstanding the provisions of article 1681 quinquies and 1 of article 1681 sexies, corporation tax as well as taxes recovered under the same conditions, the business property tax (cotisation fon…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Exemption from producing the reception certificate referred to in article L. 313-2

Article R313-16

Where the stay is of a humanitarian nature or forms part of a cultural exchange, it must be planned as part of the activities of an organisation carrying out humanitarian or cultural activities. The f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Inspections.

Article R513-16

I. - The term of office of the principal and alternate Specific Auditors expires after the submission of the report and certified statements drawn up at the end of the fourth financial year following…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1331-16

Failure to comply with the health and hygiene rules laid down in this section constitutes offences which are investigated and recorded in accordance with article L. 1312-1 and punished in accordance w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial provisions (R).

Article D5211-16

…vision of services, each year, before the date of adoption of the budget provided for in article L. 1612-2. For the year in which the agreement is signed, the unit cost is notified to the beneficiarie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
d: Levy on fixed-income investment income

Article 1678 quater

…in l'article 125 A, the withholding tax relating to interest on savings bonds mentioned in article 1678 bis and the levies on income attached to capitalisation bonds or contracts and to investments o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Financial guarantee

Article R1333-162

…is himself the beneficiary of a guarantee covering the take-back costs mentioned in Article R. 1333-163. The obligation to provide financial guarantees remains in force notwithstanding any guarantee t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
j: Contributions or premiums paid to people's pension savings plans or under certain compulsory or optional supplementary pension schemes or in respect of supplementary guarantees under pension savings plans.

Article 163 quatervicies

I. - 1. - Contributions or premiums paid by each member of the tax household are deductible from overall net income, subject to the conditions and limits mentioned in 2:a) to the popular retirement sa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Rules of good conduct.

Article R341-16

…dentity of the canvasser and the link between this person and the supplier; b) A description of the main features of the financial service; c) The total price payable by the canvasser to the supplier…

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