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Showing 39413950 of 3965 articles for Art. 17 avr. 1996

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement

Article A823-37

…n provided for by the Monetary and Financial Code, whether or not the client is physically present. 17. If he is unable to implement the provisions of paragraph 16, the statutory auditor shall verify…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

…itor the use of the grant approved by the governing body.2112. Reimbursements for benefits in kind (17) 1. Deliberation specifying the list of jobs concerned, the nature of the benefits and the condit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Organisation and supplementary content of the economic, social and environmental database

Article R2312-9

…salary, average or median salary, by gender and by professional category; i-Amount of remuneration (17): Choice of two indicators from one of the following groups: ratio between annual payroll (18) (I…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies A

…mulgation of the loi n° 2003-660 du 21 juillet 2003 de programme pour l'outre-mer and 31 December 2017 for the investments mentioned in a to d, f and g of 2 and between the date of promulgation of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…Social Action and Family Code, covered by a global annual care package in application of article L. 174-7 of the Social Security Code;2° deliveries, intermediation services and contract work involving…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article A43-9

…allation of a temporary digital line (basic ISDN access) and monthly subscriptions 152.25 + €31.85 217.50 + €45.50 per month Return probe FI 17 Installation and removal of off-line deflection probe 35…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-11

…ice or that has entrusted him or her with the engagement or service would like him or her to issue. 17. The assessment of its impartiality in reality implies that the statutory auditor analyses, in a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…icle L. 136-6 of the Social Security Code and in theArticle 15 of Ordinance no. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 relating to the repayment of the social debt and then on the levy provided for in 1° of I of Ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section III: Determination of taxable profit

Article 212 bis

…eneral Code of Local Authorities;4° A partnership contract, as defined by Ordinance No. 2004-559 of 17 June 2004 on partnership contracts, in its version prior to the entry into force of Ordinance No.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVIII: Tax credit for new productive investments in overseas France

Article 244 quater W

…ce an investment that has benefited from one of the schemes defined in articles 199 undecies B and 217 undecies or the tax credit defined in this article, the tax credit base as defined in 1 is reduce…

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