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Showing 971980 of 47419 articles for Art. 201 3 bis · CE 5 January 1948 · CE 27 January 1986 · CAA Nantes 16 December 1992 · CE 8 December 1986

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: The Livret de développement durable et solidaire (sustainable and socially responsible development passbook)

Article L221-27

The Livret de Développement Durable et Solidaire is opened by natural persons whose tax residence is in France in establishments and organisations authorised to receive deposits. The sums deposited in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article R811-27

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article L. 811-5, persons who have successfully completed a post-secondary course of study of at least three years' duration or of an equivalent duration on a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Prevention of risks arising from the use of personal protective equipment for sports or leisure activities

Article R322-27

…such an activity (hereinafter referred to as "PPE-SL"). The list of PPE-SL is given in appendix III-3 and is specified for each type of article by order of the Minister for Industry and the Minister f…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Granting of exploitation licences and collection of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-8-3

The approval referred to in Article L. 324-8-1 is granted in consideration of: 1° the size of the organisation's repertoire and the diversity of its members; 2° The professional qualifications of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 B bis

1. The withholding tax provided for in Article 182 B is not applicable to royalties paid by a legal person in one of the forms listed in the first paragraph of 1 of Article 119 quater or by a permanen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Internal regulations

Article R1423-27

If the General Meeting has not drawn up the rules of procedure within the three-month period provided for in Article R. 1423-25, the rules of procedure shall be prepared by a select committee set up b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R512-27

…be members of the regional caisses de crédit maritime mutuel or unions pursuant to 1° of article L. 512-74 : 1° Fishermen who practise sea fishing as their main professional activity ; 2° Former seafa…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2. Movable and immovable property and rights

Article 150 A bis

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French General Tax CodeIn force
9: Sanctions against third parties

Article 1740 A bis

I. - Where the tax authorities have imposed an 80% surcharge on the taxpayer on the basis of c of 1 of Article 1728, b or c of article 1729 or article 1729-0 A, any natural or legal person who, in the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Deductions

Article 273 septies C

Value-added tax relating to purchases, imports, intra-Community acquisitions, deliveries and services carried out from 1 January 2006 ceases to be excluded from the right to deduct in respect of off-r…

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