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Showing 19111920 of 4740 articles for Art. 257 bis · CJUE 27 November 2003

French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-33

…ompany, the procedure shall be in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 6223-26 and R. 6223-27. During the same period, if the company, the surviving members or one or more of them agree, in a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Partial final settlement

Article R2391-20

The provisions of articles R. 2191-26, R. 2191-27, R. 2191-29 and R. 2191-31 apply.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other institutions

Article L785-5

Article L. 615-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, as amended byOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L4425-22

…ity of Corsica benefits from the following tax resources:1° The taxes provided for in Article 575 E bis, in I of Article 1586 and in Article 1599 bis of the General Tax Code;2° The proceeds of the inc…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and special schemes.

Article 207

1. The following are exempt from corporation tax:1° (provisions no longer applicable);1° bis. Professional trade unions, whatever their legal form, and their unions for their activities relating to th…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
c: Taxation based on actual profits

Article 54 ter

With a view to applying the provisions of the articles 39 bis to 39 bis B, the companies concerned are required to attach to each return they submit for income tax purposes a statement showing separat…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
V: Taxation of capital gains realised on the sale of movable or immovable property or rights for valuable consideration

Article 200 B

…es 150 U to 150 UC are taxed at a flat rate of 19%. They are taxed at the rates provided for in III bis of article 244 bis A when they are due by members of companies or groupings that come under the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-25-1

…ng its registered office in that Member State to the rules set out in Articles R. 356-26 and R. 356-27, it shall consult with that supervisory authority with a view to deciding whether or not to grant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-7

…t out in II.Article L. 1161-2 is applicable in the version resulting from Order No. 2020-1407 of 18 November 2020 on the missions of the regional health agencies.Article L. 1162-1 is applicable in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-8

…Futuna Islands:1° Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 November 2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority), amending D…

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