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Showing 12911300 of 2166 articles for Art. 239 bis AB

French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Identification and verification of the identity of the beneficial owner

Article R561-9

…ares of a collective investment scheme through the intermediary of a person referred to in 1° to 6° bis of Article L. 561-2 who is not established on the territory of another Member State of the Europ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Annual tax

Article 1478

…ayer who carries out the activity on 1 January.However, a taxpayer who ceases all activity in an establishment is not liable for the business property tax for the months remaining, except in the event…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518

…ty valuations, the composition of which includes representatives of local authorities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status, as well as taxpayers, and is d…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-7

I. - Title III of Book I of Part Five is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, as are Articles L. 5141-1 to L. 5141-3 , subject to the adaptations set out in II. Articles L. 5132-6 and L. 5132-7 shall appl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article R132-5-6

…et consignations will make the deductions provided for in I of article 990 I or I of article 990 I bis of the French General Tax Code. When the sums deposited with the Caisse des dépôts et consignati…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter Ic: Professional accountants

Article 1649 quater L

…ancy firm, or after an opinion from the national registration commission provided for in Article 42 bis of Ordinance no. 45-2138 of 19 September 1945 establishing the Ordre des experts-comptables and…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Tax fines

Article 1767

1. Companies that fail to comply with the requirements set out in article 243 bis are liable to a tax fine equal to 5% of the amount of income concerned, which may not exceed €750 per distribution. Co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Fees charged by commercial court registrars.

Article R743-142-1

For the sub-category of services relating to the Trade and Companies Register mentioned in Table 2 of Article Appendix 4-7, the fee for each service: 1° Shall be claimed by the Registrar, when collect…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7-1

…ession within the framework of a société pluri-professionnelle d'exercice, provided for in Title IV bis of Law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of libe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L1511-7

…areas and the metropolis of Lyon may pay grants to the organisations mentioned in 4 of article 238 bis of the General Tax Code whose sole purpose is to participate in the creation or takeover of busi…

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