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Showing 62516260 of 6365 articles for Art. 25 March 1998

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R222-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 222-5, the supplier shall provide the consumer with information concerning: 1° Its identity: the identity, principal activity, geographical address…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518 ter

I. - In the interval between two updates provided for in III, the rates defined in 2 of B of II of Article 1498 are updated by the tax authorities on the basis of changes in rents recorded in the decl…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1465 A

I. - Unless otherwise decided by the municipality or the public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax system, in rural regeneration zones, with the exception of those mentione…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Income tax deducted at source

Article 204 H

…than or equal to €12,761 and less than €16,956 28% Greater than or equal to €16,956 and less than €25,880 33% Greater than or equal to €25,880 and less than €56,568 38% Greater than or equal to €56,5…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
ANNEX TO BOOK VI

Article

VI-1. Automatic financial assistance for the video editing of cinematographic and audiovisual worksV-1.1 Supporting documents to be attached to an application for an investment grant(Articles 611-10 e…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Withholding taxes and levies on certain income and profits earned by companies not established in France for tax purposes

Article 235 quater

…reement on recovery with a scope similar to that provided for by Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, taxes, duties and othe…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 A

…to twenty-five years for buildings that benefit from a decision to grant a subsidy taken between 1 March 2007 and 31 December 2018.II. - For home-ownership housing located in a group of buildings or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe I

…CALCULATING AND EVALUATING THE INDICATORS DEFINED IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 FOR COMPANIES WITH MORE THAN 250 EMPLOYEES 1. Reference period The employer may choose a period of twelve consecutive months as t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 octies A

…road by a French company, as from 1st January 1988, through a subsidiary in which it holds at least 25% of the capital and whose main purpose is to provide a service necessary for the marketing of goo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…ommitted while driving a vehicle;- the offence of recourse to prostitution provided for in article 225-12-1 ;- offences against the privacy and representation of the person provided for in articles 22…

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