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Showing 32213230 of 3358 articles for Art. 20 févr. 2001

French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 81

…1 to L. 321-3 of the same code; b. L'allocation de reconnaissance prévue à l'article 6 de la loi n° 2005-158 du 23 février 2005 portant reconnaissance de la Nation et contribution nationale en faveur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-27-1

…mbers appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27 of this code or of I of article 7 of the ordinance n° 2014-948 of 20 August 2014 relating to the governance of and transactions in the capital of companie…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4a: Deduction of certain social security contributions and group insurance premiums

Article 154 bis

…L. 871-1 of the same code.Unless the option provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 224-20 of the Monetary and Financial Code is applied, the same applies to payments mentioned in 1° of ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11° bis : Tax reduction for investment in leisure property

Article 199 decies G bis

…of expenses actually incurred for the work mentioned in II of this article, adopted from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2019 at a general meeting of co-owners in application of Act no. 65-557 du 10 ju…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Petroleum products

Article 298

…x on purchases, imports, intra-Community acquisitions, deliveries and services relating to:a) Up to 20% of the amount, of fuels in the tax categories of diesel and petrol within the meaning of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IV: Tax on the costs of chambers of agriculture

Article 1604

…d Maritime Fishing Code, within the limit of the ceiling provided for in I of Article 46 of Law No. 2011-1977 of 28 December 2011 on the finances for 2012.By way of derogation from II of the same Arti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L773-29

…ight-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the version resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for admission to the profession

Article L774-29

…ight-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 532-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law in the fields…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-3

…ry auditor, the information provided for in articles L. 822-9 and R. 822-56 of the Commercial Code. 20. When the statutory auditors have differing opinions, they shall mention this in the report. Disp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART SIX

Article Annexe 61-2

…tivity of the same nature in the public hospital sector.He undertakes :1° Not to devote more than :-20% ;-or 10% (delete as appropriate) of the weekly hospital service to which he/she is obliged;2° To…

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