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Showing 36313640 of 3783 articles for Art. 1729 · CE 28 July 2011 n° 313279

French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-1 (art. A212-1)

…French Sports Code)TITLE OF PHYSICAL OR SPORTING ACTIVITY LEVEL OFQUALIFICATION CONDITIONS OF PRACTICE LIMITS OF THE CONDITIONS OF EXERCISE MULTI PHYSICAL OR SPORTS ACTIVITIES (*) excluding activities…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3a: Departmental Mobilisation Fund for Integration

Article L3334-16-2

…are no longer eligible for the fund mentioned in the first paragraph. The amount of the fund is reduced by the total amount of credits allocated under this fund in 2018 to the territorial collectivity…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2i: Companies located in rural regeneration areas

Article 44 quindecies

…tion areas mentioned in article 1465 A, businesses that are created or taken over between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2023, subject by right or by option to an actual taxation system for their resu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261

…he commodity chain;5° (Repealed).2. (Agriculture and fisheries):1° (Repealed);2° (Repealed);3° services provided as part of mutual aid between farmers defined by articles L. 325-1 to L. 325-3 of the r…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Persons called upon to carry out seizures, rights and obligations of persons seizing and customs detention

Article 323-11

I.-For the purposes of the customs investigation, customs officers may, during customs detention, in the constant and effective presence of the detainee, examine the contents of documents, whatever th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
SCHEDULE 5-3 (Annex to Article A. 526-6)

Article Annexe

…ique identification number: I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I or declared date of commencement of activity: I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I _ I . 2. Identity of the beneficiary of the wa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Professional capital gains

Article 93 quater

…term capital gains or losses regime provided for in Article 39 quindecies is applicable to income received by an inventor who is an individual and his successors in title in respect of the transfer or…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Payment of tax

Article 223 O

…on tax for which it is liable in respect of each financial year:a. Tax credits attached to income received by a group company and which did not give entitlement to the application of the parent compan…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231

…sment for the contribution provided for in article L. 136-1 of the Social Security Code, with the exception of the benefits mentioned in the I of articles 80 bis and 80 quaterdecies of this code. The…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-4

…sons; > b) The legal form of the company. b) The legal form of the company; > c) The registered office of the company. c) The registered office of the company, the domicile of the declarant or the add…

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